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IVC FILTERS: A CASE REPORT REVIEWING THE
DICATIONS FOR PLACEMENT, RETRIEVAL AND
ANTICOAGULATION
Resident(s): George
Athanasatos
Attending(s): Daniel Golwyn
Program/Dept:
Interventional Radiology
CHIEF COMPLAINT & HPI
47 year old previously healthy male presented to ED with new onset right
pleuritic chest pain and leg pain for the past few weeks
Additional complaints included shortness of breath and cough
RELEVANT HISTORY
Past Medical History
Hypertension, third degree burns in both feet, motor vehicle accident
Past Surgical History
Traumatic amputation of a finger with reattachment
Family & Social History
HTN, no prior family history of coagulopathy
Positive history of pulmonary embolism (PE) in father
Divorced, works as a welder, drinks a 6-pack of beer daily, tobacco abuse (2-3 packs per day)
Medications
None
Allergies
No known allergies