Background: In both adults and children, hypotension related to a vasoplegic state has multiple etiologies, including septic shock, burn injury or cardiopulmonary bypass-induced vasoplegic syndrome likely due to an increase in nitric oxide (NO) within the vasculature. Methylene blue is used at times to treat this condition, but its use in pediatric cardiac patients has not been described previously in the literature. Objective: 1) Analyze the mean arterial blood pressures and vasoactive-inotropic scores of pediatric patients whose hypotension was treated with methylene blue compared to hypotensive controls; 2) Describe the dose administered and the pathologies of hypotension cited for methylene blue use; 3) Compare the morbidity and mortality of pediatric patients treated with methylene blue versus controls. Design: A retrospective chart review. Setting: Cardiac ICU in a quaternary care free-standing children’s hospital. Patients: Thirty-two patients with congenital heart disease who received methylene blue as treatment for hypotension, fifty patients with congenital heart disease identified as controls. Interventions: None. Measurements and Main Results: Demographic and vital sign data was collected for all pediatric patients treated with methylene blue during a three-year study period. Mixed effects linear regression models analyzed mean arterial blood pressure trends for twelve hours post methylene blue treatment and vasoactive-inotropic scores for twenty-four hours post treatment. Methylene blue use correlated with an increase in mean arterial blood pressure of 10.8mm Hg over a twelve-hour period (p< 0.001). Mean arterial blood pressure trends of patients older than one year did not differ significantly from controls (p=1.00), but patients less than or equal to one year of age had increasing mean arterial blood pressures that were significantly different from controls (p=0.02). Mixed effects linear regression modeling found a statistically significant decrease in vasoactive-inotropic scores over a twenty-four-hour period in the group treated with methylene blue (p< 0.001). This difference remained significant comparted to controls (p=0.003). Survival estimates did not detect a difference between the two groups (p=0.39). Conclusion: Methylene blue may be associated with a decreased need for vasoactive-inotropic support and may correlate with an increase in mean arterial blood pressure in patients who are less than or equal to one year of age.
{"title":"Methylene blue treatment of pediatric patients in the cardiovascular intensive care unit","authors":"Ashley Scheffer","doi":"10.13175/swjpcc022-21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13175/swjpcc022-21","url":null,"abstract":"Background: In both adults and children, hypotension related to a vasoplegic state has multiple etiologies, including septic shock, burn injury or cardiopulmonary bypass-induced vasoplegic syndrome likely due to an increase in nitric oxide (NO) within the vasculature. Methylene blue is used at times to treat this condition, but its use in pediatric cardiac patients has not been described previously in the literature. Objective: 1) Analyze the mean arterial blood pressures and vasoactive-inotropic scores of pediatric patients whose hypotension was treated with methylene blue compared to hypotensive controls; 2) Describe the dose administered and the pathologies of hypotension cited for methylene blue use; 3) Compare the morbidity and mortality of pediatric patients treated with methylene blue versus controls. Design: A retrospective chart review. Setting: Cardiac ICU in a quaternary care free-standing children’s hospital. Patients: Thirty-two patients with congenital heart disease who received methylene blue as treatment for hypotension, fifty patients with congenital heart disease identified as controls. Interventions: None. Measurements and Main Results: Demographic and vital sign data was collected for all pediatric patients treated with methylene blue during a three-year study period. Mixed effects linear regression models analyzed mean arterial blood pressure trends for twelve hours post methylene blue treatment and vasoactive-inotropic scores for twenty-four hours post treatment. Methylene blue use correlated with an increase in mean arterial blood pressure of 10.8mm Hg over a twelve-hour period (p< 0.001). Mean arterial blood pressure trends of patients older than one year did not differ significantly from controls (p=1.00), but patients less than or equal to one year of age had increasing mean arterial blood pressures that were significantly different from controls (p=0.02). Mixed effects linear regression modeling found a statistically significant decrease in vasoactive-inotropic scores over a twenty-four-hour period in the group treated with methylene blue (p< 0.001). This difference remained significant comparted to controls (p=0.003). Survival estimates did not detect a difference between the two groups (p=0.39). Conclusion: Methylene blue may be associated with a decreased need for vasoactive-inotropic support and may correlate with an increase in mean arterial blood pressure in patients who are less than or equal to one year of age.","PeriodicalId":87365,"journal":{"name":"Southwest journal of pulmonary & critical care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47017163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. Clinical Scenario: A 73-year-old man with a previous history of hypertension presented to the hospital with a 4-day history of malaise, myalgias, syncope, nausea, and vomiting. He denied having any fevers, chills, diarrhea, abdominal pain, or recent travel. Upon arrival to the hospital, he was found to be febrile to 103.4°F, and hypotensive with systolic blood pressures in the 80’s. His baseline documented systolic blood pressures from numerous outpatient clinics were in the 110’s. In addition, he was hypoxemic requiring 6 L/min of supplemental oxygen to maintain an adequate oxygen saturation. Physical examination was significant for alteration of his mental status. He denied any abdominal pain with palpation, and there was no rebound tenderness or guarding. His lab work was significant for a leukopenia and thrombocytopenia - new from his previous lab work in our system. A CT of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast demonstrated a multiloculated abscess in …
{"title":"Medical Image of the Month: Hepatic Abscess Secondary to Diverticulitis Resulting in Sepsis","authors":"Reubender Randhawa, A. Nyquist, Tammer El-Aini","doi":"10.13175/swjpcc019-21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13175/swjpcc019-21","url":null,"abstract":"No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. Clinical Scenario: A 73-year-old man with a previous history of hypertension presented to the hospital with a 4-day history of malaise, myalgias, syncope, nausea, and vomiting. He denied having any fevers, chills, diarrhea, abdominal pain, or recent travel. Upon arrival to the hospital, he was found to be febrile to 103.4°F, and hypotensive with systolic blood pressures in the 80’s. His baseline documented systolic blood pressures from numerous outpatient clinics were in the 110’s. In addition, he was hypoxemic requiring 6 L/min of supplemental oxygen to maintain an adequate oxygen saturation. Physical examination was significant for alteration of his mental status. He denied any abdominal pain with palpation, and there was no rebound tenderness or guarding. His lab work was significant for a leukopenia and thrombocytopenia - new from his previous lab work in our system. A CT of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast demonstrated a multiloculated abscess in …","PeriodicalId":87365,"journal":{"name":"Southwest journal of pulmonary & critical care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45611480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. History of Present Illness A 32-year-old woman with no known past medical history presented with progressive shortness of breath for 2 weeks. She denied having a cough, fever, or chills, but she did have a one-month history of fatigue, weakness, and painful rashes on her hands. PMH, SH, and FH • No known past medical history • Former tobacco user (quit 2 years prior to admission) • No drug use • Worked as an office assistant • Has two pet dogs and four pet macaws • No family history of lung disease • Not taking any prescription medications Physical Exam • BP: 116/65, Pulse: 105, T: 37°C, RR: 28, SpO2: 89% on HHFNC (60L; 100%) • Pulmonary: Tachypneic, in respiratory distress, crackles throughout • Cardiovascular: Tachycardic but regular, no murmurs • Extremities: No edema • Skin: Palms with purplish discoloration and erythematous papules Which of the following should be done next? 1. CT Chest 2. COVID-19 testing 3. Sputum gram stain and …
{"title":"July 2021 Critical Care Case of the Month: When a Chronic Disease Becomes Acute","authors":"K. Calhoun","doi":"10.13175/swjpcc023-21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13175/swjpcc023-21","url":null,"abstract":"No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. History of Present Illness A 32-year-old woman with no known past medical history presented with progressive shortness of breath for 2 weeks. She denied having a cough, fever, or chills, but she did have a one-month history of fatigue, weakness, and painful rashes on her hands. PMH, SH, and FH • No known past medical history • Former tobacco user (quit 2 years prior to admission) • No drug use • Worked as an office assistant • Has two pet dogs and four pet macaws • No family history of lung disease • Not taking any prescription medications Physical Exam • BP: 116/65, Pulse: 105, T: 37°C, RR: 28, SpO2: 89% on HHFNC (60L; 100%) • Pulmonary: Tachypneic, in respiratory distress, crackles throughout • Cardiovascular: Tachycardic but regular, no murmurs • Extremities: No edema • Skin: Palms with purplish discoloration and erythematous papules Which of the following should be done next? 1. CT Chest 2. COVID-19 testing 3. Sputum gram stain and …","PeriodicalId":87365,"journal":{"name":"Southwest journal of pulmonary & critical care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42785736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Patricia A Mayer, Medical Humanism, D. Beyda, Bree Johnston
We describe the process by which all hospitals and health systems in Arizona, normally competitors, rapidly cooperated to develop a statewide protocol (“Addendum”) delineating how to allocate scarce resources during the COVID-19 pandemic should triage be required anywhere in the state. Eight physician ethicists from seven different health systems created the Addendum, which was accepted by all hospitals and health systems, approved by the State Disaster Medical Advisory Committee (SDMAC), and then formally adopted by the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS). In addition, the entire state developed a plan to “stick together” such that no facility would be forced to triage unless all were overwhelmed. Because we are unaware of any other state’s hospitals and health systems producing and committing to a shared triage protocol and plan, we believe this experience can serve as a model for other locales during the absence of sufficient state or federal guidance.
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We recently responded to a code arrest alert in the rehabilitation ward of our hospital. The patient was a 47-year-old man who experienced nausea and diaphoresis during physical therapy. Shortly after the therapists helped him sit down in bed, he became unconsciousness and pulseless. The initial code rhythm was a narrow-complex pulseless electrical activity (PEA). He was intubated, received three rounds of epinephrine during approximately 10 minutes of ACLS/CPR before return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), and was subsequently transferred to the ICU.
{"title":"Ultrasound for Critical Care Physicians: Sometimes It’s Better to Be Lucky than Smart","authors":"R. Raschke, Randy Weisman","doi":"10.13175/SWJPCC016-21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13175/SWJPCC016-21","url":null,"abstract":"We recently responded to a code arrest alert in the rehabilitation ward of our hospital. The patient was a 47-year-old man who experienced nausea and diaphoresis during physical therapy. Shortly after the therapists helped him sit down in bed, he became unconsciousness and pulseless. The initial code rhythm was a narrow-complex pulseless electrical activity (PEA). He was intubated, received three rounds of epinephrine during approximately 10 minutes of ACLS/CPR before return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), and was subsequently transferred to the ICU.","PeriodicalId":87365,"journal":{"name":"Southwest journal of pulmonary & critical care","volume":"22 1","pages":"116-118"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43000123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. Clinical Scenario: A 71-year-old woman with primary malignancy of the breast in remission post bilateral mastectomy in 2005 and 2008, presented to the emergency room with progressive shortness of breath for the past 6 months. Upon arrival to the emergency room, she described localized sharp chest pain along the right thoracic wall which had gradually worsened over the past three months. The pain was exacerbated with movement and with deep inspiration. She also endorsed significant hemoptysis, expectorating approximately 500 ml of bloody sputum on the morning of her presentation. Pertinent vitals revealed that she was both tachycardic and tachypneic, saturating 94% on room air with an increased work of breathing. Physical examination was significant for coarse breath sounds and diminished right sided lung sounds. Initial labs demonstrated a normal troponin and an unremarkable EKG. A chest radiograph demonstrated a large left mediastinal and hilar mass with numerous parenchymal nodules bilaterally. …
{"title":"Medical Image of the Month: Metastatic Spindle Cell Carcinoma of the Breast","authors":"V. Kusupati, S. Natali","doi":"10.13175/SWJPCC021-21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13175/SWJPCC021-21","url":null,"abstract":"No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. Clinical Scenario: A 71-year-old woman with primary malignancy of the breast in remission post bilateral mastectomy in 2005 and 2008, presented to the emergency room with progressive shortness of breath for the past 6 months. Upon arrival to the emergency room, she described localized sharp chest pain along the right thoracic wall which had gradually worsened over the past three months. The pain was exacerbated with movement and with deep inspiration. She also endorsed significant hemoptysis, expectorating approximately 500 ml of bloody sputum on the morning of her presentation. Pertinent vitals revealed that she was both tachycardic and tachypneic, saturating 94% on room air with an increased work of breathing. Physical examination was significant for coarse breath sounds and diminished right sided lung sounds. Initial labs demonstrated a normal troponin and an unremarkable EKG. A chest radiograph demonstrated a large left mediastinal and hilar mass with numerous parenchymal nodules bilaterally. …","PeriodicalId":87365,"journal":{"name":"Southwest journal of pulmonary & critical care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44667267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. Healthcare burnout is on the rise during the great COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare burnout is emotional exhaustion, cynicism and depersonalization, reduced professional efficacy and personal accomplishment caused by work-related stress. Numerous factors cause healthcare burnout: long work hours, lack of respect, difficult patients, feeling of helplessness, lack of healthcare worker safety and leadership seemingly disconnected from the universal goal of all healthcare workers—saving people’s lives. Moral injury occurs when hands are tied from giving each and every patient the very best care, he/she deserves. Healthcare workers experience disappointment from doing a great job when saving lives. Hearing negative feedback about inconsequential small details and lack of praise for their great deeds can understandably lead to depression, anxiety and fear about the future. In order to combat negative feelings built up over time, it is important to fight back with positive feelings. This requires active positive thinking and not negative thoughts …
{"title":"Combating Morale Injury Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Evan D Schmitz, CA Usa La Jolla","doi":"10.13175/SWJPCC015-21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13175/SWJPCC015-21","url":null,"abstract":"No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. Healthcare burnout is on the rise during the great COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare burnout is emotional exhaustion, cynicism and depersonalization, reduced professional efficacy and personal accomplishment caused by work-related stress. Numerous factors cause healthcare burnout: long work hours, lack of respect, difficult patients, feeling of helplessness, lack of healthcare worker safety and leadership seemingly disconnected from the universal goal of all healthcare workers—saving people’s lives. Moral injury occurs when hands are tied from giving each and every patient the very best care, he/she deserves. Healthcare workers experience disappointment from doing a great job when saving lives. Hearing negative feedback about inconsequential small details and lack of praise for their great deeds can understandably lead to depression, anxiety and fear about the future. In order to combat negative feelings built up over time, it is important to fight back with positive feelings. This requires active positive thinking and not negative thoughts …","PeriodicalId":87365,"journal":{"name":"Southwest journal of pulmonary & critical care","volume":"22 1","pages":"106-108"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45034425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acute liver failure (ALF) is characterized by acute liver injury, coagulopathy, and altered mental status. Acetaminophen overdose contributes to almost half the cases of ALF in the United States. In the era of liver transplantation, mortality associated with this condition has improved dramatically. However, many patients are not transplant candidates including many who present with overt suicide attempt from acetaminophen overdose. High volume plasma exchange (HVP) is a novel application of plasma exchange. Prior research has shown that HVP can correct the pathophysiologic derangements underlying ALF. A randomized control trial demonstrated improved transplant-free survival when HVP was added to standard medical therapy. In this case, we examine a patient who presented to the intensive care unit with ALF caused by intentional acetaminophen overdose. She was denied transplant due to overt suicide attempt, was treated with HVP, and made a rapid recovery, eventually discharged to inpatient psychiatry and then home.
{"title":"High Volume Plasma Exchange in Acute Liver Failure: A Brief Review","authors":"M. Rockstrom, J. Rice, T. Tran, A. Neumeier","doi":"10.13175/SWJPCC009-21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13175/SWJPCC009-21","url":null,"abstract":"Acute liver failure (ALF) is characterized by acute liver injury, coagulopathy, and altered mental status. Acetaminophen overdose contributes to almost half the cases of ALF in the United States. In the era of liver transplantation, mortality associated with this condition has improved dramatically. However, many patients are not transplant candidates including many who present with overt suicide attempt from acetaminophen overdose. High volume plasma exchange (HVP) is a novel application of plasma exchange. Prior research has shown that HVP can correct the pathophysiologic derangements underlying ALF. A randomized control trial demonstrated improved transplant-free survival when HVP was added to standard medical therapy. In this case, we examine a patient who presented to the intensive care unit with ALF caused by intentional acetaminophen overdose. She was denied transplant due to overt suicide attempt, was treated with HVP, and made a rapid recovery, eventually discharged to inpatient psychiatry and then home.","PeriodicalId":87365,"journal":{"name":"Southwest journal of pulmonary & critical care","volume":"22 1","pages":"102-105"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46904533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. Clinical Scenario: A 47-year-old lady with a past medical history of hypertension, DVT on Xarelto, and methamphetamine use presented with a 3-day history of progressive right upper quadrant pain. Physical examination demonstrated marked right upper quadrant tenderness with palpation and significant rebound tenderness. A CT of the abdomen and pelvis without intravenous contrast demonstrated findings consistent with acute calculus cholecystitis with evidence of perforation and a pericholecystic abscess. The patient was taken emergently to the operating room where she underwent an open cholecystectomy which demonstrated perforated gangrenous cholecystitis with a large abscess in the gallbladder fossa. She was admitted to the ICU post-operatively due septic shock and did well with fluid resuscitation and antibiotic administration. Discussion: Acute cholecystitis is the most common acute complication of cholelithiasis and accounts for 3-9% of hospital admissions for acute abdominal pain. Eight to 95% of cases of acute cholecystitis are the result of a …
{"title":"Medical Image of the Month: Perforated Gangrenous Cholecystitis","authors":"Lauren Blackley, M. Chopra, Tammer El-Aini","doi":"10.13175/SWJPCC010-21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13175/SWJPCC010-21","url":null,"abstract":"No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. Clinical Scenario: A 47-year-old lady with a past medical history of hypertension, DVT on Xarelto, and methamphetamine use presented with a 3-day history of progressive right upper quadrant pain. Physical examination demonstrated marked right upper quadrant tenderness with palpation and significant rebound tenderness. A CT of the abdomen and pelvis without intravenous contrast demonstrated findings consistent with acute calculus cholecystitis with evidence of perforation and a pericholecystic abscess. The patient was taken emergently to the operating room where she underwent an open cholecystectomy which demonstrated perforated gangrenous cholecystitis with a large abscess in the gallbladder fossa. She was admitted to the ICU post-operatively due septic shock and did well with fluid resuscitation and antibiotic administration. Discussion: Acute cholecystitis is the most common acute complication of cholelithiasis and accounts for 3-9% of hospital admissions for acute abdominal pain. Eight to 95% of cases of acute cholecystitis are the result of a …","PeriodicalId":87365,"journal":{"name":"Southwest journal of pulmonary & critical care","volume":"22 1","pages":"100-101"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44777693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. A 35-year-old lady with a history of depression and anxiety presented to the emergency room with worsening shortness of breath after receiving polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) injections in her buttock for cosmetic purposes in Mexico. Immediately after the injection in the outpatient office, she became acutely short of breath, tachypneic, and tachycardic. She was brought to the emergency room where she was hypoxic with oxygen saturations in the low 80s on a non-rebreather, tachypneic with a respiratory rate in the 40s, and tachycardic with heart rates in 140s. She was emergently intubated. A CTA of the chest demonstrated bilateral ground glass opacities throughout, most pronounced in the upper lobes which progressed to significant bilateral airspace disease consistent with acute respiratory distress syndrome (Figure 1). Her neurological examination declined over the course of her hospitalization. An MRI of the brain with contrast demonstrated bilateral foci of susceptibility artifact throughout the entirety of the …
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