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Why does my brother have left-sided chest pain and severe headache at night?
Query: Hello doctor, My brother has been having these following symptoms such as rapid heart beat, severe headaches especially at nights, pain on the left side of the chest and occassional nausea. He went for a CT scan and part of the results is, ''A large filling defect is seen within the infrarenal infer... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The findings suggestive by his CT (computed tomography) scan report goes in favor of Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Thrombosis. Assessing the clotting and fibrinolytic systems are required. The investigations required are protein C, protein S, antithrombin III and anticardiol... Read Full »