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Atypical Case Of Recurrent Saddle Pulmonary Embolism With Associated Chronic Hypoxia, Karl Schlicht
Atypical Case Of Recurrent Saddle Pulmonary Embolism With Associated Chronic Hypoxia, Karl Schlicht
Rowan-Virtua Research Day
A saddle pulmonary Embolism (PE) represents a blood clot within the pulmonary artery vasculature that lodges itself between both the left and right pulmonary artery. They can be described as being massive or sub-massive. Massive PE’s cause large clot burden that puts the patient risk for sudden hemodynamic collapse, while sub-massive saddle PE’s typically do not cause hemodynamic collapse nor significant cardiac effects, such as right heart dysfunction. As clinicians, we need to be vigilant about whether a patient is placed into that criteria of sub-massive or massive and act quickly to start management that could be lifesaving.
Syncope Masquerading As Pulmonary Embolism, Melissa Itidiare Locke, Andrew Caravello, Melanie Angelo, Andrew Vasta
Syncope Masquerading As Pulmonary Embolism, Melissa Itidiare Locke, Andrew Caravello, Melanie Angelo, Andrew Vasta
Rowan-Virtua Research Day
Syncope is a clinical syndrome that occurs due to a period of inadequate cerebral blood flow that cause a transient loss of consciousness that usually resolves within 8-10 seconds) [1] Our case demonstrates a 56-year-old female who experienced syncope for the first time. The patient had an unwitnessed fall and subsequently had imaging studies performed. A discovery of a Sub-Massive Pulmonary embolism was revealed.
Diaphragmatic Adjacencies: Pulmonary Embolism Presenting As Abdominal Pain, Joseph Piraneo, Christopher Schwartz, Russell Mordecai
Diaphragmatic Adjacencies: Pulmonary Embolism Presenting As Abdominal Pain, Joseph Piraneo, Christopher Schwartz, Russell Mordecai
Rowan-Virtua Research Day
Pulmonary embolism is a common yet potentially life-threatening diagnosis that should not be missed in the Emergency Department. Common presenting symptoms include dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, cough, hemoptysis, syncope or pre-syncope. Less often, however, presenting symptoms can include abdominal pain. A clinician should recognize that pain adjacent to the diaphragm (including the lower chest and upper abdomen), can be secondary to underlying pathology either above or below the diaphragm. Here we describe an unusual case of pleuritic, post-prandial, right upper quadrant abdominal pain that was a result of pulmonary embolism.