Background: The first reports of COVID-19 came from Wuhan, China, associated with high rates of mortality and end organ damage1. As the virus rapidly spread across the globe, many large tertiary centers found a strong association between COVID-19 and venous thrombus events. One of the first studies in Italy analyzed blood samples from COVID-19 patients [...]

Background: Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) is a potentially life-threatening disorder and in some cases, is related to underlying hypercoagulability which may be congenital or acquired. Guidelines suggest performing extensive work -up for hypercoagulability only in select patients: those with close family history of VTE at young age ( < 45), young age at first VTE (<45), [...]

Case Presentation: A 38-year-old man with untreated hyperthyroidism presented with two-week history of progressively worsening weakness and dyspnea along with a six-month history of unintentional 38 pound weight loss, diarrhea, and palpitations.  Exam was notable for confusion, cachexia, diffuse thyromegaly, jugular venous distension, exophthalmos, thyroid bruit, bilateral rales, and tachycardia (HR to 150s).  A transthoracic [...]

Case Presentation: A 64-year-old woman with a past medical history of hypertension presented with a sudden onset of slurred speech, right gaze preference, and left-sided body weakness while at a hair salon. In the Emergency Department, she was afebrile, blood pressure 110/70 mmHg, and heart rate 105 beats per minute. CT head without contrast revealed [...]

Case Presentation: Our patient is a 35-year-old male with a history of hypertension who was transferred from an outside hospital (OSH) for renal vein, and inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis. A month prior to presentation to the OSH, he had developed acute, right-sided flank pain with nausea. At the OSH, he was diagnosed with nephrolithiasis, [...]

Case Presentation: A 20-year-old male presented with a one-week history of high fevers, headaches and nasal congestion, and he was diagnosed with Covid-19. Over the following three days, he developed left eye proptosis, altered mental status and photophobia. Prior to infection, the patient was in good health, did not smoke and had no family history [...]

Case Presentation: A 37 year old female with a past medical history of Hypertension, Ischemic Cardiomyopathy (EF=40-45%), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome presented to the Emergency Department with complaints of pleuritic chest pain that had been persistent for two days duration which radiated down her left arm. Initial laboratory workup noted a normal [...]

Case Presentation: A 44-year-old man with thrombocytopenia and hypertension was admitted with acute left pontine ischemic stroke. One week later, he underwent computed tomography (CT) of abdomen for persistent abdominal pain and fever, revealing multiple emboli involving the pulmonary, mesenteric and splenic artery. Doppler studies revealed right lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and arterial [...]

Case Presentation: A 59-year-old male with a past medical history remarkable for obesity, asthma, and anxiety sought medical attention for the chief complaint of dyspnea for approximately 10 days. Computed tomography with angiogram of the thorax on admission was negative for any pulmonary emboli, but did demonstrate central and peripheral ground glass opacities throughout both [...]

Case Presentation: An 82-year-old female with history of dementia, hypertension, and diabetes, presented with nausea, 2 episodes of nonbilious vomiting, and generalized weakness for 1 day. She was hypotensive (73/52 mmHg) and hypoxic, requiring 4L nasal cannula oxygen to maintain saturations, but without any respiratory distress. Influenza and COVID testing was negative, but chest imaging [...]