| Autor: |
Samantha A. King, Seth M. Kelly, Adam C. Richardson, Kyle R. Fischer, Angela D. Smedley |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, Vol 1, Iss 4, Pp 416-418 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2688-1152 |
| DOI: |
10.1002/emp2.12032 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background A female patient known to have schizoaffective disorder self‐presented to an emergency department in a state of acute agitation and paranoia shortly after a 35‐day inpatient stay at a psychiatric facility. Case report The patient exhibited no signs or complaints of dyspnea or hypoxia, but later collapsed and became hypoxic after sleeping comfortably with sedation for 12 h in the psychiatric unit. She was intubated and a computed tomography angiogram revealed bilateral lobar pulmonary emboli and right heart strain. Conclusion Psychiatric hospitalizations, medications, diagnoses and relevant sequelae increase venous thromboembolism risk more than many realize. |
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