A 66 year old female with chronic renal failure presents feeling unwell for a day. Continue reading
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Lab Case 99
A 66 year old patient presents feeling unwell for 2 days. She has chronic renal failure and is on haemodialysis once a week. Her last dialysis was 3 days ago when 1.5 litres was removed (normal for patient). She has not had excessive weight gain over the last few days.
On examination:
BP 70/50
PR 50/min
T 35 degrees celcius
Her ABG shows on 10 litres shows: Continue reading
Lab Case 95 – Interpretation
44 year old critically unwell man with low GCS and severe hypothermia Continue reading
Lab Case 90 – Interpretation
70 year old man with vomiting, abdominal pain and tachycardia Continue reading
Lab Case 87 – Interpretation
70 year old female with shortness of breath and confusion Continue reading
Lab case 78 – Interpretation
A 64 year old critically unwell female requiring immediate resuscitation Continue reading
Lab Case 74 – Interpretation
14 year old female with life threatening illness, in shock Continue reading
Lab Case 61 – Interpretation
Middle aged man with bone and body pain with: Continue reading
Lab Case 59 – Interpretation
68 year old man, critically unwell, shocked with severe respiratory failure. Continue reading
Lab case 26 – Interpretation
A 7 year old unwell child presents with a diarrhoeal illness. Her FBC and UEC show anaemia, thrombocytopaenia and renal failure. There is evidence of infection ( elevated WCC). These results are classic of Continue reading