The patient was started on a heparin drip and empiric antibiotics. Infectious disease was consulted to help determine the etiology of the lung abscess. Extensive workup including sputum, blood, fungal cultures, and acid-fast bacillus smear testing were negative. The patient improved on routine ...
A diltiazem drip was then administered to further slow the ventricular rate. Unfractionated heparin was started for treatment of the atrial masses, presumed to be thrombi. Cardiology, pulmonary/critical care medicine and interventional radiology were consulted regarding therapeutic options. Administration ...
he no longer required supplemental oxygen. The patient was also started on argatroban anticoagulation prophylaxis due to his past history of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
The other hemodialysis components 190 may include, without limitation, one or more of a sensor, a pressure monitor (e.g., an arterial pressure monitor, a venous pressure monitor, and the like), an air trap, an air detector, a connector, a valve, a heparin pump, a saline drip (or ...
The patient was transferred to the pediatric intensive care unit where he was maintained on an alteplase and heparin drip overnight. A venogram performed the next day revealed that over 90% of the thromboses had undergone thrombolysis. The alteplase was discontinued and the OptEase filter was ...
, thereby to minimize risk of contamination, clotting or degradation of blood drawn from the patient and that is conducted through such inlet tube. The inlet tube intended for connection to the source of saline may conveniently be part of, or be connected to, a conventional saline drip set....
A heparin drip was initiated thirty minutes prior to the start of UF per protocol. Baseline serum creatinine was 1.24 mg/dl and estimated GFR was 44. Initial outpatient session was performed over a total of 4-hours with isolated veno-venous UF utilizing the Aquadex Flex Flow system at a ...
She was placed on a heparin drip and admitted to the floor. Shortly after admission, vaginal bleeding resumed. The heparin drip was paused and she underwent urgent obstetric evaluation, with ultrasound confirming a viable intrauterine pregnancy. She did well and was switched to enoxaparin: once ...
For management of 'probably' CAPS, patient was already on heparin drip and was started on 1 gram of IV methylprednisolone daily for three days. Patient was discharged on Warfarin.Conclusion: Simultaneous thrombosis in big arteries and veins is not very usual presentation of the APS. Once HIT, ...
unrevealing, thus confirming malignancy-associated non-infectious thrombotic endocarditis or non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE).Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding ceased, and the patient initially started on a heparin drip and transitioned to...