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Search Results for patent foramen ovale
Abstract Number: 183
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) is a common abnormality that affects between 25% and 34% of the general population. For most people, it is a benign finding; however, in some, the PFO can be wider, allowing a paradoxical embolus to transit from the venous to the arterial circulation, which is associated with cryptogenic stroke, migraine, […]
Abstract Number: 479
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: Case 129-year-old male previously healthy without significant medical history had transient right-sided weakness and blurry vision for one day. Head CT scan was normal. CT angiogram (CTA) of head and neck did not reveal arterial lesion. MRI of brain revealed small acute ischemic changes in the left posterior frontal lobe. No Hypercoagulable state […]
Abstract Number: 614
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: An 89-year-old woman with hypertension, dementia, and vertebral fracture was admitted to another hospital because of hip pain after fall. Since she was also found to have oxygen desaturation, the patient was referred to our hospital for further workup. She denied dyspnea, cough, sputum, chest pain, palpitation, episode of aspiration, or fever. On […]
Abstract Number: 706
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
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 […]
Abstract Number: 1139
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 51-year-old female with pseudomyxoma peritonei was admitted to the hospital for surgical debulking. She was started on Lovenox post-operatively. A week later she became hypotensive with acute hypoxic respiratory failure. She was intubated and started on vasopressor therapy with an improvement in her hemodynamics. CT angiogram of the chest depicted a pulmonary […]