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Ischemic Stroke Due to Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia During Severe COVID-19 Infection
Intern Med. 2022 Jul 5. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.9531-22. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA 53-year-old woman with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia was admitted and treated with intravenous unfractionated heparin for thromboprophylaxis under general anesthesia with mechanical ventilation. She developed right hemiparesis after hospitalization due to a large hemorrhagic infarction. Her platelet count decreased from 243,000/μL at administration to 121,000/μL. Anti-platelet factor 4-heparin antibody testing was positive according to a latex immunoturbidimetric assay. She was therefore diagnosed with he...
Source: Internal Medicine - July 6, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Yasutaka Murakami Shuhei Okazaki Makoto Yamamoto Rei Sakurai Jyunki Jinno Tatsuhiko Ozono Kensuke Ikenaka Yasufumi Gon Kenichi Todo Tsutomu Sasaki Haruhiko Hirata Akinori Uchiyama Hideki Mochizuki Source Type: research

Case Series of Thrombosis With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome After COVID-19 Vaccination-United States, December 2020 to August 2021
CONCLUSION: Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome is a rare but serious adverse event associated with Ad26.COV2.S vaccination. The different demographic characteristics of the 3 cases reported after mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines and the much lower reporting rate suggest that these cases represent a background rate.PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.PMID:35038274 | DOI:10.7326/M21-4502
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - January 17, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Isaac See Allison Lale Paige Marquez Michael B Streiff Allison P Wheeler Naomi K Tepper Emily Jane Woo Karen R Broder Kathryn M Edwards Ruth Gallego Andrew I Geller Kelly A Jackson Shashi Sharma Kawsar R Talaat Emmanuel B Walter Imo J Akpan Thomas L Ortel Source Type: research

Reduction in the incidence of pneumonia in elderly patients after hip fracture surgery: An inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program
In this study, we present clinical evidence regarding the impact of a comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation program in elderly hip fracture patients after hip surgery. We designed a nonrandomized, Quasi-experimental study, comparing 2 sequential time periods in the same center. Elderly patients (≥65 years) with a new hip fracture from February 1, 2014 to December 31, 2015 and who were willing to undergo a postoperative pulmonary rehabilitation program were enrolled. The pulmonary rehabilitation program started on January 1, 2015. Patients who refused rehabilitation or did not receive a surgical intervention were exclud...
Source: Medicine - August 1, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Recognition and Management of Preeclampsia
Publication date: July 2017 Source:Hospital Medicine Clinics, Volume 6, Issue 3 Author(s): Christine M. CombsTeaser Preeclampsia is a multisystem disorder of new-onset hypertension in the second half of pregnancy associated with abnormalities in several organ systems. Manifestations of maternal vascular endothelial dysfunction include proteinuria, thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolysis, pulmonary edema, hepatic ischemia, hypercoagulability, stroke, and seizure. Preeclampsia is common, with a worldwide prevalence of 2% to 8%, and 3% to 5% of all US pregnancies, with prevalence in primiparous pregnancies approximately...
Source: Hospital Medicine Clinics - June 30, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Fatal antiphospholipid syndrome following endoscopic transnasal-transsphenoidal surgery for a pituitary tumor: A case report
Conclusion: If patients have a history of cerebral stroke in their early life, such as a young stroke, the APS and higher risk of developing fatal APS after major surgery should be considered. The optimal management of APS remains controversial. The best treatment strategies are only early diagnosis and aggressive therapies combing of anticoagulant, corticosteroid, and plasma exchange. The intravenous immunoglobulin is prescribed for patients with refractory APS.
Source: Medicine - January 1, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research