Nitrous oxide inhalant abuse and massive pulmonary embolism in COVID-19

A patient presented to the emergency department with altered mental status and lower extremity weakness in the setting of nitrous oxide inhalant abuse and Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection. He subsequently developed hypotension and severe hypoxia, found to have a saddle pulmonary embolus (PE) with right heart strain requiring alteplase (tPA).

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - May 14, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Melanie F. Molina, Ahad A. Al Saud, Abdullah A. Al Mulhim, Andrew S. Liteplo, Hamid Shokoohi Source Type: research