A 55-year-old woman with a past medical history significant for end-stage renal disease
on hemodialysis, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease status post
4-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting 6 years earlier, presented to the Emergency
Department after feeling dizzy, lethargic, and weak.
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Published online: July 22, 2022
Mathew D. Hutchinson, MD, Section EditorPublication stage
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