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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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ECG of the Week 4th May 2022

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Fiona Beattie

A 48 year old female presents complaining of palpitations which started while at gym. The patient has no prior medical history.

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Posted in Advanced EM Cases, ECG of the Week

Lab case 361

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Basil Muharb

60 year old man with painful knee effusion. Synovial fluids analysis showed the following:

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Posted in Lab Cases, Uncategorized

Lab case 360 Interpretation

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Basil Muharb

Question 1:

PH = 7.19, that is severe acidaemia.

HCO3 = 14 mmol/L, So we have metabolic acidosis. Next, we need to calculate respiratory compensation and anion gap.

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Imaging Case of the Week 503 Answer

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Prathibha

The chest x-ray shows

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Posted in Advanced EM Cases, Imaging Case of the Week | Tagged pectus excavatum, right heart border silhouetting

Imaging Case of the Week 502 Answer

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Prathibha

The wrist x-ray shows 2 injuries. Radial styloid fracture (Chauffeur’s fracture) & scapholunate dissociation (Terry Thomas Sign). Continue reading →

Posted in Advanced EM Cases, Imaging Case of the Week | Tagged Chauffeur's fracture, Scapholunate dissociation

ECG of the Week 27th April 2022 Answer

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Fiona Beattie

A 53 year old male presents to ED complaining of chest pain. Below is his ECG:

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Posted in Advanced EM Cases, ECG of the Week

Imaging Case of the Week 503

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Prathibha

The chest x-ray is from a 40 year old with runny nose & dry cough. What can be observed? Continue reading →

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

Lab case 360

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Basil Muharb

78 year old diabetic man, presented to ED feeling unwell. His venous blood gases showed the following:

PH = 7.19

pCO2 = 39 mmHg

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ECG of the week 27th April 2022

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Fiona Beattie

A 53 year old male presents to ED complaining of chest pain. Below is his ECG:

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Posted in Advanced EM Cases, ECG of the Week

Lab case 359 interpretation

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Basil Muharb

Question 1:

PH = 7.38, that is within the normal range, toward the acidotic side.

pCO2 is 62 mmHg, that is high. Usually this number is associated with respiratory acidosis.

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Posted in Lab Cases

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