Publications by authors named "Nuzhat T Ahmad"

The patient is an 84-year-old female with a significant past medical history of traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, bleeding peptic ulcer disease, permanent atrial fibrillation status post percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) initially admitted to the hospital secondary to expressive aphasia. The patient was found to have a transient ischemic attack (TIA). A transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) showed a thrombus on the watchman device (WD).

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A 56-year-old male was admitted to the hospital with severe sepsis secondary to pneumonia. His presentation was challenging and confusing due to the accompanying coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection attributed to his travel history and diagnosed via radiological findings. He received dexamethasone with ceftriaxone and azithromycin.

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