A 30 year old man is brought to your ED after being found confused at a party. He has a history of anxiety and depression and is on medication.
Temp 39.5
BP 100/60
RR 30/min
PR 130/min
O2 sats 95 RA
His blood gas shows: Continue reading
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Lab Case 167
A 50 year old man is brought to your ED by ambulance. He complains of feeling unwell, fever, cough and difficulty breathing. He denies any chest pain or history of previous heart problems.
On examination he looks unwell, tachypnoeic and has very cold peripheries.
Vitals
BP 150/90
HR 140/min, sinus
T 38
RR 26/min
O2 sats 96 RA Continue reading
Lab Case 165 – Interpretation
A 30 year old NIDDM is brought to your ED after being found with altered mental state following an argument with his partner.
He is unwell, has compensated shock requiring emergent management Continue reading
Lab Case 165
A 30 year old man is brought to your ED by ambulance. He was found lying on his garage floor unconscious by his girlfriend after an earlier argument. He is a NIDDM on Metformin and has some psychological problems on Quetiapine.
The patient is a car enthusiast and works as a mechanic.
Lab case 162 – Interpretation
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
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 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
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