Pulmonary Embolism and Chronic Superior Vena Cava Occlusion Complicating Central Line-Associated Venous Thromboembolism in a Sickle Cell Disease Patient.

Sickle cell disease (SCD), the most common genetic disorder globally, is often associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolic events (VTE). Many of these patients have central lines placed for the purposes of repeated medication administration, blood transfusions, and blood draw, further increasing the risk of VTE. Given the non-specific presentation of VTE and pulmonary embolism, as well as the risk of mortality if interventions are delayed, a high index of suspicion is required for early diagnosis of the condition.

Geographic Heterogeneity in Influenza and Pneumonia Mortality in Hispanic Americans.

(1) : Influenza and pneumonia (IP) is a leading cause of death in the US. The hypothesis was tested that the mortality rate differential between Hispanic whites (HW) and non-Hispanic whites (NHW) from IP varied by geographic region in the US. (2) : The CDC database for multiple causes of death between 1999-2018 was used for this study.

Clinical Characteristics and Predictors of Mortality in Minority Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 Infection.

Objectives: To identify the early mortality predictors in minority patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Design: Demographics, presenting characteristics, admission laboratory data, ICU admission, and mortality data were collected from 200 consecutively hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

Results: The mean (SD) age was 58.

Never-smoker African-American women suffer more from COPD compared with never-smoker Caucasian women.

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Disappearing nodules: spontaneously regressing pulmonary amyloidosis.

A case report of spontaneous regression of pulmonary amyloidosis, diffuse interstitial pattern, in an elderly patient.