The stem suggests:
severe sepsis ( vital signs show a SIRS response)
Consider stage of cancer and intervention required.
Risk of Pulmonary embolism. Continue reading
The stem suggests:
severe sepsis ( vital signs show a SIRS response)
Consider stage of cancer and intervention required.
Risk of Pulmonary embolism. Continue reading
A 57 year old man is brought in to your Emergency Department by ambulance. He has had shortness of breath for a day and feels unwell. He is sweaty and has significantly increased work of breathing.He has a history of metastatic lung cancer, has completed a course of experimental chemotherapy a few weeks ago.
Vital signs:
BP 110/60
PR 130/min
O2 sats 99% on 15l
RR 30/min
T 34 degrees celcius
Describe and Interpret his blood results Continue reading