Issue 4:3

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Right Atrial Thrombus

Michael Berkenbush, MD, NRP*, Mei-Yung Chan, MD* and Amanda Esposito, MD*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8F93V Issue 4:3 No ratings yet.
  History of present illness: A 77-year-old male presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath. Symptoms progressively worsened over the last 4-5 days, and on arrival was associated with chest tightness. He denied any medical conditions, smoking, or pertinent family history. He has not seen a primary care physician in “many years.” Upon arrival he was in mild
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Posterior Vitreous Detachment

Hamid Ehsani-Nia, DO* and Christopher Bryczkowski, MD*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J89K9N Issue 4:3 No ratings yet.
Ocular ultrasound was performed and demonstrated a thin, slightly echogenic strand (blue arrow) extending from the posterior eye into the vitreous humor (yellow arrow) which was hyperkinetic with extraocular motion. These findings are consistent with a posterior vitreous detachment (PVD).
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