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ECG of the Week – 3rd March 2021 – Interpretation

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Larissa Raymond

You are reviewing the ECG of a 40 year old lady with a background of hypoxic brain injury following Influenza A H1N1 ARDS who has presented with a reduced GCS from her nursing home.

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Posted in Advanced EM Cases, ECG of the Week | Tagged ECG0086, electrolyte disturbance, hypokalaemia, hypomagnaesaemia

ECG of the Week – 21st October 2020 – Interpretation

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Lorna Cronin

A 50 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department complaining of a two week history of progressive limb weakness, lethargy and dyspnoea.

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Posted in ECG of the Week, Uncategorized | Tagged ECG of the week, ECG0071, electrolytes, hypokalaemia

Lab Case 243

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Fiona Beattie

A 62 year old male presents with a 2 days history of severe nausea and dizziness. Wife reports that the patient had a seizure like episode earlier in the day.

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Posted in Lab Cases | Tagged hypocalcaemia, hypokalaemia, hypomagnasemia

Lab Case 193 Interpretation

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Fiona Beattie

34 year old male with a background of alcohol dependence (30 standard drinks per day) and Crohn’s disease presents to ED after 24 hours of no alcohol use.

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Posted in Lab Cases | Tagged AKI, high lactate, hypochloraemia, hypokalaemia, metabolic alkalosis

Lab Case 193

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Fiona Beattie

34 year old male with a background of alcohol dependence (30 standard drinks per day) and Crohn’s disease presents to ED after 24 hours of no alcohol use.

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Posted in Lab Cases | Tagged alcohol withdrawal, high lactate, hypokalaemia, hyponatraemia

Lab Case 190 – Interpretation

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Yusuf Mamoojee

A 78 year old with fever and diarrhoea Continue reading →

Posted in Advanced EM Cases, Lab Cases | Tagged acid, acid-base, base, delta ratio, emergency, emergency medicine, HAGMA, high anion gap, hypokalaemia, hyponatraemia, NAGMA, renal failure, winter's formula

Lab Case 185 – Interpretation

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Yusuf Mamoojee

A 78 year old man traveller from India presents with a gastroenteritis like illness and weakness. He has hypotension and tachycardia requiring resuscitation. Continue reading →

Posted in Advanced EM Cases, Lab Cases | Tagged acid, acid-base, base, emergency, emergency medicine, hypokalaemia, hyponatraemia, renal failure, traveller's diarrhoea

Lab Case 176 – Interpretation

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Yusuf Mamoojee

A 70 year old lady post abdominal surgery presents SOB.

She has mild hypotension and tachypnoea

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Posted in Advanced EM Cases, Lab Cases | Tagged acid, acid-base, base, Dehydration, emergency, emergency medicine, hypokalaemia, metabolic acidosis, pulmonary embolus, respiratory acidosis

Lab Case 157 – interpretation

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Yusuf Mamoojee

A 34 year old with 3 renal transplants and parathyroidectomy presents after a seizure.

Causes for seizure include Continue reading →

Posted in Advanced EM Cases, Lab Cases | Tagged acid, base, calcium replacement, emergency, emergency medicine, hypocalcaemia, hypokalaemia, parathyroidectomy, renal failure, renal transplant, seizure

Lab Case 153 – Interpretation

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Yusuf Mamoojee

A 10 year old girl presents with likely DKA (her ketones were in fact 7). Continue reading →

Posted in Advanced EM Cases, Lab Cases, Uncategorized | Tagged acid, base, DKA, emergency, emergency medicine, Fluid deficit, HAGMA, hypokalaemia, insulin, maintenance fluid, pseudohyponatraemia

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