embolism/vomiting

Cerebral air embolism (CAE) is a rare cause of stroke. Most cerebral air emboli are caused by iatrogenic factors, such as invasive cardiac and pulmonary procedures. Here, we report an unusual case of CAE not related to any medical intervention. An 87-year-old woman became unresponsive after

OBJECTIVE Pulmonary embolism (PE) refers to the endogenous or exogenous emboli blocking pulmonary trunk or branches, causing clinical and pathophysiological syndrome of pulmonary circulation disorder, the incidence rate is high. Sometimes PE patients were lack of specific symptoms and signs, or

A 69-year-old man with epigastralgia and vomiting continuing for 7 hours was transported to this department. At the time of examination, he was drowsy and in a state of shock. He showed a markedly distended abdomen and epigastric tenderness. Arterial blood gas showed hypoxia and severe metabolic

BACKGROUND Deep vein thrombosis is increasingly being diagnosed in Ghana. The commonest complication that leads to death is pulmonary embolism. The mortality rate from massive pulmonary embolism is high even with intervention. Thrombolysis is recommended in massive embolism. OBJECTIVE To determine

N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate is widely used to sclerose bleeding gastric varices. We report the case of a 65-year-old lady, known case of cirrhosis secondary to hepatitis C infection, who presented to the emergency department with coffee ground vomiting and melena for four days. Gastroscopy showed

OBJECTIVE Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is an unpredictable and unpreventable complication of maternity. The presentation may range from relatively subtle clinical events to sudden maternal cardiac arrest. However, the neglected diagnosis of non-classical form of AFE (atypical AFE) is very common.

BACKGROUND Primary foci of necrobacillosis infection outside the head and neck are uncommon but have been reported in the urogenital or gastrointestinal tracts. Reports of infection with Solobacterium moorei are rare. METHODS A 37-year-old male intravenous drug user was admitted with pain in his

OBJECTIVE Amniotic fluid embolism is a rare occurrence; it has a sudden onset and high morbidity. The objective of this report was to present a case of amniotic fluid embolism in a primipara undergoing analgesia for vaginal delivery. CASE REPORT This is a 38-year old pregnant woman with amniotic sac

Background: Paradoxical embolism (PDE) presented with concomitant pulmonary embolism (PE) and renal artery embolism (RAE) which occurred to breast cancer patient after breast-conserving therapy, has never been reported.