![]() The great part about working at University Hospitals is the collaborative environment, the availability of world class physicians in every aspect of medicine, and ability to get things done quickly. The MRI showed a clot basically from the base of the neck to the middle of his arm. Even before I saw him that morning, I told my trainee that, if the entire arm is swollen, we have to rule out Paget Schroetter Syndrome. However, when you encounter one of those life-threatening issues, you have to catch it. “Luckily, in sports medicine, we very rarely deal with life and death. Sometimes we are the gatekeepers once the initial injury occurs,” said Maureen Sizemore, UH Athletic Trainer, St. It really defines how the sports medicine team works so well at Saint Ignatius. Flannery, our team physician, on a Sunday and Kallen was seen early the next morning and sent to the ER all within three hours. By Sunday, we were concerned enough to get him in right away even though he had already had an ultrasound at another facility and was told it was negative. “Kallen had tried resting, medication, and some directed therapy, nothing worked, and that just kept raising red flags. It didn’t hurt much and I wasn’t too worried,” said Kallen. “We had a showcase that week – four games – and I just wanted to play. If not for the urging of his University Hospitals Athletic Trainer who works every day at St Ignatius, Kallen’s teenaged bravado would have put him back on the ice. It can be more common in athletes who lift their arms for their sport – and it’s Kallen’s sport that very likely saved his life. A rare condition called Paget Schroetter Syndrome that develops when an upper rib restricts blood flow, resulting in a blood clot dangerously close to the lungs, heart and brain. What he didn’t realize is – what caused the swelling could have killed him. Ignatius High School, and a four-year starter for his hockey team, he’s had his share of painful collisions on the ice. When 17-year-old Kallen Zarembski noticed his swollen arm, he assumed it was a forgotten hockey injury. ![]()
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