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PATIENT HISTORY Print Section Listen A 35-year-old woman presented with a 2-day history of progressive left lower extremity pain and swelling. She had started oral contraceptives 4 months prior, and…

PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 35-year-old Caucasian man was referred for evaluation of recurrent upper extremity digital ischemia. He had experienced three discrete episodes of acute right finger discoloration…

PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 53-year-old woman was treated with intravenous unfractionated heparin (UFH) for an acute pulmonary embolism. She was started on 10 mg of warfarin on her…

PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 44-year-old Caucasian woman presented to the emergency department with a 2-week-history of right-leg pain and edema involving the lower thigh to the ankle. One…

PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 40-year-old otherwise healthy school teacher presented with disfiguring spider and reticular veins on the posterior-lateral aspect of her left thigh. Her spider veins appeared…

PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 74-year-old hypertensive male presents with a four-hour history of acute-onset severe diffuse abdominal pain. Two weeks prior he was hospitalized with a large anterior…

PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 49-year-old man returns from a 1-week trip to Hong Kong and reports right calf cramping that started after picking up his luggage. Over the…

PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 74-year-old man presents with acute erythema, pain, and tenderness along the medial aspect of his thigh and knee. He was recently hospitalized with proximal…

PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 34-year-old woman on oral contraceptive pills presents with vague right upper quadrant abdominal pain and worsening abdominal distention for the past 1 month. On…

PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 55-year-old man with a history of chronic alcoholism and recurrent bouts of pancreatitis presented with new onset of hematemesis and hematochezia. He complained of…