Spontaneous Extensive Type A Aortic Dissection in an Older Female with No Risk Factors: A Rare Clinical Presentation [0.03%]
没有危险因素的老年女性自发广泛A型主动脉夹层：一种罕见的临床表现形式
Maulik K Lathiya,Susan M Cullinan
Maulik K Lathiya
Background: Aortic dissection (AD) is a rare but serious medical emergency where the aorta's inner layer tears. Females are less likely to develop it than males, and AD cases with unusual symptoms can be hard to diagnose....
Large Thrombus Entrapped in a Patent Foramen Ovale during Inferior Vena Cava Filter Protection for Venous Thromboembolism [0.03%]
经皮房间隔未闭伞缘血栓捕获的一例报告
Eiji Nakamura,Kazuyoshi Takagi,Kousuke Saku et al.
Eiji Nakamura et al.
Background. A large thrombus entrapped in the patent foramen ovale (PFO) is an extremely rare condition. Moreover, it is considered even rarer after temporary inferior vena cava filter (TIVCF) placement for the prevention of fatal pulmonary...
Diagnosing Cellulitis of the Penis with Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in a Resource-Limited Setting [0.03%]
资源有限条件下的阴茎蜂窝织炎的超声诊断
Yonathan Aliye Asfaw,Ayush Anand,Helen Huang et al.
Yonathan Aliye Asfaw et al.
Cellulitis is a potentially serious bacterial skin infection. Penile cellulitis refers to the inflammation of the penile shaft and commonly occurs in uncircumcised, sexually active young adults. We reported the case of a 25-year-old heteros...
Digoxin for the Management of Unstable Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia in a Patient Who Refused Electrical Cardioversion in a Rural Hospital [0.03%]
农村医院中拒绝电复律的不稳定阵发性室上性心动过速患者的毛花苷C治疗病例
Belayneh Dessie Kassa,Mekbib Amede,Mollalign Wubante et al.
Belayneh Dessie Kassa et al.
Background: The most frequent atrioventricular tachycardia in the emergency room is atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT). The first treatment option for ending stable narrow QRS complex SVTs is vagal maneu...
Nicholas Valentini,Cynthia Chen
Nicholas Valentini
Introduction: We describe the case of a 47-year-old female who presented to an academic tertiary emergency department with two to three days of worsening fever, headache, malaise, and rigors. A broad infectious workup rev...
David Steele,P Kjell Ballard,Riley Burke et al.
David Steele et al.
Background: Tranexamic acid (TXA) is routinely administered intravenously (IV) and intraosseously (IO) in response to exsanguination. Case: ...
David P Betten,Ian S Batson,Leah N Babiarz et al.
David P Betten et al.
The violent nature of generalized tonic-clonic seizures puts individuals at risk of a large number of potential injuries. These can occur due both to the profound muscular contractions that accompany these episodes as well as falls and othe...
Ruptured Tubo-Ovarian Pregnancy Presenting at 15 Weeks' Gestation [0.03%]
妊娠15周时异位妊娠破裂的临床表现和超声特征性影像学体征
Daniel Keller,Matthew Morris,Ryan McLaughlin et al.
Daniel Keller et al.
Ectopic pregnancies develop outside of the uterus and lead to significant maternal morbidity and mortality if they rupture. As the primary diagnostic tool for these presentations, ultrasound has a growing list of signs and measurements that...
A Patient Presenting with Lower Extremity Paralysis due to Acute Aortic Occlusion [0.03%]
急性主动脉闭塞所致下肢瘫痪病例
Theodore Strom,Mark McIntosh
Theodore Strom
Acute aortic occlusion (AAO) is a rare and life-threatening condition that is rarely described in limited case series over the past several decades. The etiology and management are diverse across documented accounts, but prompt recognition ...
Cerebral Arterial Gas Embolism due to Helium Inhalation from a High-Pressure Gas Cylinder [0.03%]
吸入高压氦气引起的气体栓塞致脑动脉气体栓塞病例报告
Gabriel Morales,Marie Fiero,Jesselle Albert et al.
Gabriel Morales et al.
Cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) is a rare but serious cause for acute neurologic deficit that occurs most often in divers who breathe compressed gas at depth or iatrogenically from a variety of invasive medical procedures. We present ...