Category Archives: Advanced EM Cases
Imaging Case of the Week 539
The frontal chest x-ray is from a 45-year-old with right upper quadrant pain and dyspnea. What can be seen? Continue reading
Lab case 397
32-year-old man presented to ED with an asthma attack. on 3L O2, his arterial blood gases showed the following:
PH = 7.32
ECG of the Week 1 February 2023
The following ECG was obtained from a 74 year old man with a history of coronary artery bypass grafting and aortic valve replacement who presented to hospital complaining of 4 days of palpitations and a few hours of chest tightness. What can be noted?
ECG of the Week 25th January 2023 – Interpretation
ECG of the Week 25th January 2023 – Interpretation
Lab case 396 interpretation
Question 1:
PH = 7.30 that is mild acidaemia.
HCO3 = 16 mmol/L (>24) so we have metabolic acidosis.
Next, we need to calculate the anion gap and the compensation (using Winter’s formula)
Imaging Case of the Week 538 Answer
The chest x-ray shows Continue reading
Imaging Case of the Week 537 Answer
The ankle x-rays show a Tillaux fracture. Continue reading
Imaging Case of the Week 536 Answer
The chest x-ray shows Continue reading
Imaging Case of the Week 538
The following chest x-ray is from a 50 year old with chest tightness. What can be seen? Continue reading