Venous thromboembolism during pregnancy and postpartum period.

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality. Rates of VTE during pregnancy and the postpartum period have not decreased over the past two decades and pregnancyassociated VTE continues to pose a significant health challenge. Pregnant and postpartum women are at a higher risk for VTE owing to many factors.

The First Occurrence of Angioedema After Discontinuation of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor.

Angioedema is one of the dreaded side effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. It has been well established in the literature and the timing of onset is variable from months to years after initiation of therapy. Patients remain at risk of recurrence of angioedema even after discontinuation of the drug if they developed it once while on the drug.

You are never too old for a congenital disease!

Congenital diseases are sometimes overlooked by physicians because of their rarity or because of late onset of symptoms, which may delay treatment plans. This is illustrated in our patient who presented with dysphagia along with chest pain and who was found to have a congenital vascular anomaly, detected in her fifth decade of life.

A case of conversion disorder presenting as a severe acute stroke.

Conversion disorders often present with dramatic physical presentations suggestive of severe organic disease. We present the case of a young woman who presented to the Emergency Department with a dense left hemiparesis suggestive of a severe acute stroke. Emergent referral to a regional stroke center facilitated rapid medical evaluation, exclusion of organic disease, and confirmation of conversion disorder as the etiology for the symptoms.