A 9 year old boy is referred in by his GP with abnormal blood results on a background of a viral like illness.
His blood tests show: Continue reading
Lab case 162 – Interpretation
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Lab case 162
A 9 year old boy is referred in by his GP for further management of his blood results.
He has 3 days of a flu like illness with fever, leg pain, runny nose and cough. He is a healthy child without any other illness and fully immunised.
He looks well and has normal vital signs apart from a low grade temperature after some Paracetamol. Continue reading
Lab Case 161 – Interpretation
2 year old male BIB mother with a 24 hour history of fever, diarrhoea and vomiting
Lab case 161
2 year old male BIB mother with a 24 hour history of fever, diarrhoea and vomiting. Continue reading
Lab Case 160 – Interpretation
A 52 year old female presents with difficulty walking and weakness.
Her blood results show: Continue reading
Lab Case 160
A 52 year old female presents with 2 days of left sided weakness, started in the calf and now has difficulty walking. She had a similar episode in May which self resolved.
Her blood tests show: Continue reading
Lab Case 159- Interpretaion
A 60 year old diabetic patient with confusion and vomiting.
His VBG shows Continue reading
Lab Case 159
A 60 year old male presents with 1 week history of vomiting. In the last 24 hours the family noted that he was confused and poor to respond. Background – IHD, HTN, NIDDM on Metformin, Coversyl, aspirin, metoprolol.
On arrival he was confused.
Vitals: BP 80/40 HR 46/min Temp 34 RR 24/min and GCS 10 Continue reading
Lab case 158 – Interpretation
An 80 year old women with severe anaemia secondary to GI bleed Continue reading
Lab Case 158
An 80 year old lady is brought in to the ED complaining of tiredness and rectal bleeding. Past medical history includes chronic renal failure, CCF/ pulmonary oedema and anaemia. She has known GI AV malformations with previous bleeding episodes.
Her blood results show: Continue reading