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Balloon Mitral Valvotomy Interrupted by Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Young Woman

Patient recovered quickly, thanks to cardiologist's fast response

Mar 06, 2023
A photo of a young woman wearing a holter monitor.
Diagnosing Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Do At-Home Testing Devices Measure Up?

Home test showed 52 apnea-hypopnea events per hour in woman with high blood pressure, weight gain

Feb 06, 2023
 A photo of a mature woman sleeping with a sleep apnea mask
Why Is a Fit Swimmer Breathless and Coughing Up Blood?

Case highlights a little-known, potentially dangerous, often recurrent condition of swimmers

Jan 17, 2023
A photo of a mature female swimmer adjusting her goggles.
What's Behind Boy's Bullous Skin Lesions After Flu Symptoms?

Mycoplasma pneumonia identified as the culprit in this case of RIME

Nov 28, 2022
A photo of a boy with reddened eyelids blowing his nose
Pebbled Skin and Excessive Hair Growth on a 5-Year-Old's Back

Just two of the multiple symptoms that began to emerge shortly after birth

Oct 24, 2022
A photo of a young boy with Hunter Syndrome.
What's Behind the Hoarseness, Laryngeal Obstruction in a Healthy Nonsmoker?

Biopsy provides the key to this diagnostic puzzle

Aug 15, 2022
A photo of a male physician using a tongue depressor and flashlight to examine his mature female patient.
Lung Cancer Patient Has Aortogenic Stroke After Sleeve Pneumonectomy

Suspected cause: use of median sternotomy in the presence of ascending aorta calcification

Nov 16, 2021
A photo of a surgeon performing a median sternotomy
What Is the Cause of Persistent Pleuritis in Lung Cancer Patient?

Diagnosis of exclusion pointed to one agent, 6 months after treatment was completed

Oct 25, 2021
X-ray of an elderly woman showing pleural effusion of the left lung.
Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Older Man, but There's a Worse Problem

Warning to be alert for this underlying cancer in older patients with bacterial/viral infections

Oct 04, 2021
A male physician wearing a protective mask as seen through the chest x-ray he is holding.
What's Causing the Severe Stomach Pain and Vomiting in Teen Pot Smoker?

She is found to have COVID-19, but another serious problem is almost missed

Jun 28, 2021
A close up of a young woman smoking marijuana.
Where Did This Very Painful Gluteal Mass Come From?

High clinical suspicion, low threshold for biopsy key to diagnosis

Mar 22, 2021
A mature man holds his painful right buttock
A Novel Tx for Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia

All three patients described were able to avoid ICU admission

Feb 16, 2021
A woman wearing an oxygen mask lies in a hospital bed in front of a monitor displaying her vitals
A Sinister Etiology for Shoulder Pain

Patient presented with what was assumed to be rotator cuff injury

Sep 21, 2020
A mature male with shoulder pain consults with a female healthcare worker
Symptoms, Radiologic Findings Point to COVID-19 -- but It's Not

Clue from a previous diagnosis of another disease?

Aug 31, 2020
A radiologist monitors the CT scanning of the patient in the other room
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