Case Presentation: A 24-year-old female with past medical history significant for sickle cell trait presented 2 weeks status post cesarean section with 3 days of progressive left leg pain and swelling in her left lower extremity. She is a mother of 4, a nonsmoker, and denies history of venous thromboembolism and family history of hypercoagulability. [...]

Case Presentation: A 20 year-old G1P1 female with no significant history presents with acute left lower abdominal and thigh pain.  She has had no recent surgeries or immobility and has never been on oral contraceptives.  Her pregnancy was complicated by pre-eclampsia and she delivered at 37 weeks.  Physical exam demonstrated tenderness and induration of her [...]

Case Presentation: A 17 year old female was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolus 3 months ago. A partially occlusive thrombus was also noted in her left common iliac vein. She was diagnosed with May-Thurner syndrome (MTS), and treatment was started with therapeutic doses of Lovenox. She missed only five doses of Lovenox during the ensuing [...]

Case Presentation: A 46-year-old previously healthy female, presented to the hospital for left leg pain and swelling. She was febrile and tachycardic. Examination showed abdominal distension with a palpable firm, nontender lower abdominal mass, left lower extremity tenderness, nonpitting edema extending to upper thigh, mottled skin, and diminished pulses. Doppler showed totally occluded DVT of [...]

Case Presentation: 73 years old Caucasian female with a remote history of hysterectomy, and cesarean section presented with new left leg swelling and pain that began the previous day. She described the pain to be throbbing, localized, 8/10 in intensity, continuous, and not responding to ibuprofen. She denied any personal/family history of clots, recent travel, [...]

Case Presentation: 73-year-old male with past medical history of seizure disorder, non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia presents for evaluation of pain and swelling of right lower extremity, found to have deep venous thrombosis involving multiple veins of right lower extremity, occlusive in nature. Past medical history significant for two similar episodes of VTE (venous [...]

Case Presentation: A 36-year-old female with past medical history of endometrial polyp and lumbar degenerative disease presented with chest pressure, lower extremity swelling, and shortness of breath for four days. Physical examination revealed increased work of breathing, bilateral crackles, and trace lower extremity edema. Lab work showed elevated NT-Pro-BNP of 5930 pg/ml, mildly elevated creatinine, [...]

Case Presentation: A 54-year old male with dementia and chronic kidney disease presented to the emergency room with bilateral lower extremity swelling and blistering in lower legs and calves for several weeks duration. His initial vitals were within normal limits. Examination revealed multiple tense fluid filled bullae in medial lower leg to the foot on [...]

Case Presentation: A 54-year-old female presented with painful swelling in the left lower extremity. She had a similar complaint over 30 years ago when she was on oral contraceptives and was eventually diagnosed with a deep venous thrombosis(DVT) in the left leg. Vitals showed an oral temperature of 36.7degree celsius , heart rate of 76, [...]