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Nitrous oxide inhalant abuse and massive pulmonary embolism in COVID-19
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Nitrous oxide inhalant abuse and massive pulmonary embolism in COVID-19

Melanie F. Molina, Ahad A. Al Saud, Abdullah A. Al Mulhim, Andrew S. Liteplo and Hamid Shokoohi
The American journal of emergency medicine, Vol.38(7), pp.1549.e1-1549.e2
01/07/2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2020.05.023
PMCID: 7229475
PMID: 32425320

Abstract

Emergency Medicine Life Sciences & Biomedicine Science & Technology
A patient presented to the emergency department with altered mental status and lower extremity weakness in the setting of nitrous oxide inhalant abuse and Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection. He subsequently developed hypotension and severe hypoxia, found to have a saddle pulmonary embolus (PE) with right heart strain requiring alteplase (tPA). (C) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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