A Novel Source of Chest Pain in the Emergency Department

Ibrahim Isa; Jeffrey S. Bush; Simon Watson; Joseph Schoepf

doi:10.5811/cpcem.2016.12.32030

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine (Mar 2017)

A Novel Source of Chest Pain in the Emergency Department

Ibrahim Isa,
Jeffrey S. Bush,
Simon Watson,
Joseph Schoepf

Affiliations

Ibrahim Isa: Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Emergency Medicine, Charleston, South Carolina
Jeffrey S. Bush: Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Emergency Medicine, Charleston, South Carolina
Simon Watson: Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Emergency Medicine, Charleston, South Carolina
Joseph Schoepf: Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Radiology, Charleston, South Carolina

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2016.12.32030
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 2

Abstract

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This is a case report of a patient with an unusual presentation of an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter migration with a delayed presentation, and without electrical or valvular abnormalities. We discuss considerations and potential complications from IVC filter placement from the emergency physician perspective.

Published in Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 2474-252X (Online)
Publisher: eScholarship Publishing, University of California
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
Website: http://escholarship.org/uc/uciem_cpcem

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