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Extraocular muscle entrapment in a nondisplaced orbital fracture, although a well-known entity in pediatric trauma, is atypical in adults. It can present with a triad of bradycardia, nausea, and in rare cases, syncope, and result in severe fibrosis of damaged and incarcerated muscle. We present a

Strongyloides stercoralis is one of the most important helminths causing neglected tropical diseases. Its ability to cause autoinfection can lead to chronic infections and hyper infection, especially in autoimmune cases and prove to be highly fatal. We report a case of systemic lupus

A 79-year 65 kg male called the ambulance service 4 h after ingestion of 100 tablets of digoxin 0.1 mg complaining of nausea and vomiting. The ECG showed an idioventricular escape rhythm with a heart rate of 30/min. After 0.5 mg atropine, heart rate increased to 80/min. Soon after admission to the

While an abundance of literature exists describing adverse reactions to vancomycin (eg, nausea, vomiting, red man syndrome, acute kidney injury), there is scarce evidence demonstrating vancomycin anaphylactic reactions requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation. We report a case of a patient who had 2

We report a case of intraoperative severe bradycardia that resulted in asystole and cardiac arrest shortly after (<2 min) intravenous granisetron 1mg for postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis, that occurred in a female patient who underwent an elective total thyroidectomy. After two cycles

BACKGROUND Lymphocytic myocarditis, an immune disorder of left ventricular dysfunction with sometimes confounding clinical presentations, occurs rarely during pregnancy. METHODS At 12 weeks gestation, a multigravid patient presented with a 2-month history of nausea and vomiting. Other symptomatology

A 57-year-old woman presented with nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. She had severe hypokalaemia and hypomagnesemia with marked QTc (680 ms) prolongation after suspected viral diarrhoea. She then developed progressive dyspnoea with congestion. An echocardiogram was obtained and showed severe

OBJECTIVE Effective treatment for unclippable giant vertebrobasilar aneurysms remains unclear. We present the first reported case of a giant vertebrobasilar aneurysm being successfully treated with trapping of the aneurysm and internal carotid artery to basilar artery bypass with a saphenous vein

A 46-year-old, healthy woman with sudden hemiplegia and nausea suffered cardiac arrest during transport to the hospital. This was treated en route with LUCAS-2. A computed tomography ruled out cerebral haemorrhage, and an electricardiogramme showed inferior myocardial infarction. During percutaneous

Aim: To highlight the occurrence of cardiac arrest due to hyperkalemia in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Background: Diabetic ketoacidosis is a commonly encountered condition.

BACKGROUND Hypokalemia is a reversible cause of cardiac arrest in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an established technology for cardiopulmonary support with emerging roles in resuscitation. Here, we review the literature of

A 62-year-old man with local recurrence of pancreatic cancer underwent his 17th infusion of contrast medium. He had no history of allergy and had not experienced any side effects from the contrast medium during any of the previous examinations. During infusion, he complained of nausea, followed by a

A 48-year-old Japanese woman with >10 years history of alcoholic had been falling repeatedly during 1 week before her death. She complained of nausea and did not eat or drink for 2 days. Thereafter, she became drowsy and she was transferred to the hospital. On arrival at the hospital, she had

There have been few major complications of percutaneous nephrostolithotomy (PNL) reported. We recently experienced cardiac arrest during PNL under epidural anesthesia. The patient was a 52 year old man weighing 64 kg who had been suffering from right renal pelvic stone for years. He was scheduled