3 results match your criteria: "Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Florida Blake Hospital[Affiliation]"
Ibuprofen-Induced Pancytopenia and Erythema Multiforme in an Elderly Female Patient.
Cureus
June 2024
Internal Medicine, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Healthcare Oak Hill Hospital, Brooksville, USA.
Article Synopsis
- - Erythema multiforme (EM) is a skin condition that can occur due to infections, medications, vaccines, or autoimmune diseases, with NSAIDs like ibuprofen having rare associations with it and resultant pancytopenia (low blood cell counts).
- - A 75-year-old woman developed EM and pancytopenia after taking ibuprofen for shoulder bursitis, presenting with neck swelling, a target-shaped rash, and oral ulcers 15 days post-medication.
- - After discontinuing ibuprofen and providing supportive care, including blood transfusions, the patient’s condition improved, and she was discharged six days later, highlighting the need for awareness of rare NSAID side effects among healthcare professionals.
Abiotrophia defectiva Endocarditis Complicated by Stroke and Spinal Osteomyelitis.
Cureus
March 2024
Internal Medicine, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Florida Blake Hospital, Bradenton, USA.
A 67-year-old male with coronary artery disease and aortic stenosis after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and aortic valve replacement (AVR) presented after a two-day history of dizziness and frequent falls. Initially, he was found to have a subacute infarct of the left temporal lobe, osteomyelitis of the lumbar spine, and an aortic valve vegetation. Further investigations demonstrated gram-positive bacteremia, and, eventually, the causative organism was identified as .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPheochromocytoma and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Leading to Cardiac Arrest.
Cureus
June 2023
Critical Care Medicine, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Florida Blake Hospital, Bradenton, USA.
A 33-year-old female with no known past medical history presented to the hospital for a witnessed cardiac arrest. The patient was emergently intubated and sedated. Further investigation demonstrated an 8.
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