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Category Archives: Advanced EM Cases

Contains current advanced EM cases – Imaging Case and ECG of the Week – as well as an archived previous segment Educational Pearls.

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Lab case 406 interepretation

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Basil Muharb

Answers:

PH = 7.56, that is moderate alkalaemia

HCO3 = 38.4 mmol/L, so we have metabolic alkalosis.

Next, we will calculate the compensation. For metabolic alkalosis we use the following equation:

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Imaging Case of the Week 554 Answer

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Prathibha

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Posted in Advanced EM Cases, Imaging Case of the Week | Tagged 3rd Mogul Sign

Imaging Case of the Week 553 Answer

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Prathibha

The chest x-ray shows Continue reading →

Posted in Advanced EM Cases, Imaging Case of the Week | Tagged pneumomediastinum

Imaging Case of the Week 552 Answer

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Prathibha

The chest x-ray shows bilateral skin folds simulating pneumothoraces. Continue reading →

Posted in Advanced EM Cases, Imaging Case of the Week | Tagged bilateral skin folds, pneumothorax mimic

Imaging Case of the Week 554

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Prathibha

The following chest x-ray is from an adult with irregular heart beat. What can be seen? Continue reading →

Posted in Advanced EM Cases, Imaging Case of the Week | Tagged chest x-ray

Lab case 406

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Basil Muharb

An alcoholic man presented to the emergency department after suffering from a seizure. His venous blood gases showed the following:

PH = 7.56

pCO2 = 42 mmHg

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Lab case 405 interepretation

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Basil Muharb

Answers:

PH = 7.30, that is mild acidaemia.

pCO2 = 65 mmHg. So, we have respiratory acidosis.

Next, we need to look at the compensation. Compensation for respiratory acidosis is different between acute and chronic cases.

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Imaging Case of the Week 553

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Prathibha

The following chest x-rays are from a young adult with chest pain. What can be seen? Continue reading →

Posted in Advanced EM Cases, Imaging Case of the Week | Tagged chest x-ray

Imaging Case of the Week 552

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Prathibha

The chest x-ray is from a patient with severe dyspnoea. Patient has a past history of chronic airway obstruction. What can be seen? Continue reading →

Posted in Advanced EM Cases, Imaging Case of the Week | Tagged cxr

Lab case 405

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Basil Muharb

60 year-year-old man with history of DM and x-smoker but not known to have COPD. Presented to an emergency department with shortness of breath. His blood gases showed the following:

PH = 7.30

pCO2 = 65 mmHg

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