[ad_1] The following chest x-rays are from a 40 year old with chest pain. What can be seen? Answer will be posted on 2/12/15. This entry was posted in Advanced EM Cases, Imaging Case of the Week by Prathibha. Bookmark the permalink. About Prathibha FACEM, Advanced EKG-Board Certified (American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine),…
[ad_1] A young man with acute pancreatitis presents with Acute mixed acid base disorder: Respiratory acidosis – altered mental state, sedation … Continue reading → [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The frontal chest x-ray shows a widened mediastinum with a prominent aortic arch. The trachea is displaced towards the right. The chest x-ray features are concerning for a dissecting aortic aneurysm. This patient went on to have a CTA chest which showed a Stanford type-B aortic dissection. Stanford A – affects the ascending aorta. Surgically managed. Stanford…
[ad_1] A 35 year old man presents to your ED with severe abdominal pain for the last 6 hours. His Lipase is 3158. Blood gas: pH 7.321 pCO2 55 mmHg HCO3 22 mmHg Na 145 (137-145 mmol/l) K 3.6 (3.5-5 mmol/l) Cl 109 (99-111 mmol/l) Glu 6.5 (3.-6 mmol/l) Lac 1.6 (<2 mmol/l) Creat 73 …
[ad_1] 51 year old ciritically unwell man with shock and encephalopathy His blood results show: Mild thrombocytopaenia – alcohol, additional platelet dysfunction … Continue reading → [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The following PA and lateral chest x-rays are from a 40 year old with epigastric and back pain. What can be seen? Answer will be posted on 25/11/2015. This entry was posted in Advanced EM Cases, Imaging Case of the Week by Prathibha. Bookmark the permalink. About Prathibha FACEM, Advanced EKG-Board Certified…
[ad_1] A talk that I presented during the Kelantan Resuscitation Updates 2015 (22 Nov 2015) based on the new AHA/ILCOR guidelines. However, I have put in some emphasis on certain aspects which are relevant in the Malaysian setting (for both major referral hospitals as well as smaller, lesser-equipped hospitals/clinics). Basically however, there are no major…
[ad_1] The chest x-ray shows a large right-sided hydropneumothorax. There is a right-sided intercostal chest drain in situ. Subcutaneous emphysema can be seen in the right chest wall, as well as the neck. Causes of hydropneumothorax: Complication of thoracocentesis (which is the case in this particular patient) Bronchopleural fistula Oesophageal rupture Post-pneumonectomy Chest trauma How to differentiate a pleural…
[ad_1] This young man spent a lot of time in the cancer ward of a hospital in Mumbai when his mother was undergoing treatment there. Today, he is seen inside local trains in Mumbai collecting funds for the treatment of cancer patients – with a guitar and a donation box. A 23-year-old man singing and…
[ad_1] A 51 year old man is brought to your ED by his family. He has been slightly confused and also had diarrhoea and vomiting for the last three days. The patient drinks about 3 litres of vodka per day. He has recently been started on Desvenlafaxine for depression. He also has some visual hallucinations…