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60-year-old Female with Edema
Nikki A Cali1, Cheyenne Falat2, Laura J Bontempo2
1University of Maryland Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Introduction:
Many patients present to the emergency department (ED) with nonspecific, acute-on-chronic complaints. It requires a thorough diagnostic approach and broad differential diagnosis to determine whether there is serious, undiagnosed pathology.
Case Presentation:
A 60-year-old female presented to the ED for gradually worsening bilateral lower extremity swelling with associated abdominal distension, ascites, diarrhea, vomiting, and weight loss.
Discussion:
This case takes the reader through the evaluation of a patient with acute-on-chronic complaints who presented in a decompensated state.
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