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A Sunday Drive, Grayson Huben
Residency – A Box Of Crayons, Vicki Hamm
Residency – A Box Of Crayons, Vicki Hamm
Graduate Medical Education Research Journal
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Development Of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy In 46-Year-Old With Refractory Crohn's Disease, Margarita Pipinos, Andrea Klooz, Maria E. Tecos, Andrew Kamien
Development Of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy In 46-Year-Old With Refractory Crohn's Disease, Margarita Pipinos, Andrea Klooz, Maria E. Tecos, Andrew Kamien
Graduate Medical Education Research Journal
Rampant autoimmune disease has the potential to ravage the entirety of the body in a systemic fashion. Rarely, it has been reported for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy develop as a result of refractory inflammatory bowel disease. Balancing the comprehensive cares required to support both the cardiovascular system and treat the underlying autoimmune condition care present unique challenges. Here, we describe a patient who developed late-onset Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after prolonged systemic stress as a result of uncontrolled Crohn’s disease. While this patient unfortunately did succumb to the disease process, it is our hope that highlighting these rare cases may progress care for future …
Management Of Variceal Hemorrhage From Extensive Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus In Hepatocellular Carcinoma And Untreated Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report, Patrick Twohig, Kishan Patel, Tomoki Sempokuya, Chijoke Enweluzo, Lyudmila Muinov, Ishfaq Bhat
Management Of Variceal Hemorrhage From Extensive Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus In Hepatocellular Carcinoma And Untreated Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report, Patrick Twohig, Kishan Patel, Tomoki Sempokuya, Chijoke Enweluzo, Lyudmila Muinov, Ishfaq Bhat
Graduate Medical Education Research Journal
Background: Over 600,000 people in the United States (U.S.) have liver cirrhosis. It is estimated that 30% of patients with compensated cirrhosis and 60% of patients with decompensated cirrhosis will develop varices in their lifetime, with an incidence rate of new varices at 9% per year. Fifty percent of patients with esophageal varices will experience bleeding at some time. Pheochromocytoma is a rare catecholamine secreting adrenal gland tumor that occurs in 2-8 people per every 1 million people in the general population. Standard treatment for variceal bleeding includes endoscopic band ligation and/or radiologic embolization along with non-selective beta blockers. However, …