Picture Quiz: Abdominal Pain in a patient receiving low molecular weight heparin

Picture Quiz: Abdominal Pain in a patient receiving low molecular weight heparin

A 63 year old lady with known ischaemic heart disease was admitted to hospital with cardiac sounding chest pain. Blood pressure was 161/80 on admission, and full examination was unremarkable. ECG showed ischaemic changes in the inferior leads, and a diagnosis of unstable angina was made. Troponin I was undetectable. She was treated with subcutaneous Enoxaparin 1.5mg/kg and an intravenous nitrate infusion. Her pain settled the [download-attachments container="div" style="list" dipslay_icon="1" display_count="1" display__size="0"]

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Picture Quiz: Abdominal Pain in a patient receiving low molecular weight heparin

18th February 2016
PMID: 21655519
Authors Affiliations
U Nandy MD, MRCP (Ireland), MRCP (UK) Specialist Registrar in Genito-Urinary Medicine, Leicester Deanery, Leicestershire, UK
GI Varughese MRCP (Ireland), MRCP (UK) Clinical Research Fellow, ASCOT Centre, City Hospital, Birmingham/ Specialist Registrar in Endocrinology, West Midlands Deanery
N Iqbal MRCP Specialist Registrar in Endocrinology, Trent Deanery, Nottinghamshire
TJ Constable. FRCP Consultant Physician, Manor Hospital, Walsall

Picture Quiz: Abdominal Pain in a patient receiving low molecular weight heparin

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Nandy U, Varughese GI, Iqbal N, Constable TJ. Picture Quiz: Abdominal Pain in a patient receiving low molecular weight heparin. Acute Med. 2005;4(2):62. PMID: 21655519.

Picture Quiz: Abdominal Pain in a patient receiving low molecular weight heparin

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