Acute pulmonary embolism due to right basilic vein thrombosis
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A 40-year-old African-American woman presented to the emergency room (ER) with right upper extremity pain for 3 hours after sleeping overnight on that side. She was diagnosed with basilic vein thrombosis; in the ER, she was tachycardic with minimal ambulation, prompting CT pulmonary angiogram, which confirmed right-sided pulmonary embolism. Bilateral upper and lower extremity venous Dopplers did not show any acute deep venous thrombosis. She received appropriate anticoagulation. Risk factors are a smoker and recently started contraceptive pills.
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