Endocrine Abstracts

Case history: A 75-year-old lady presented with sudden central chest discomfort to Emergency Department. The chest pain was preceded by palpitations. She had a background of Hypertension. She was non-smoker and otherwise fit and well. She mentioned receiving a steroid injection one day ago for joint pain. Her B.P on presentation was 226/106. Her physical examination was otherwise normal.Investigations: Her ECG on admission revealed atrial tachycardia and...

Case historyA 23-year-old female with no past medical history, presented with Acute Shortness of breath and Chest pain. CTPA revealed Bilateral Pulmonary Emboli with slightly low platelets. She was discharged on apixaban. Of note, she had received her first dose of Astra-Zeneca Covid vaccine 10 days ago. She re-presented 2days later with worsening chest pain. FBC revealed platelets 27,Hb 80,d-dimer 10,000. She was treated for presumed chest infection and...