A 70 year old man presents with chest tightness, vomiting and increasing confusion. Vitals: BP 100/70, PR 110/min
His blood tests show: Continue reading
A 70 year old man presents with chest tightness, vomiting and increasing confusion. Vitals: BP 100/70, PR 110/min
His blood tests show: Continue reading
An 80 year old man is brought to your ED by ambulance. He was found at home disorientated and confused.
Vitals:
BP 80/60
PR 120/min
RR 30/min
His blood tests: Continue reading
A 70 year old female presents with confusion and weakness Continue reading
A 70 year old female is brought to your ED by her partner, who says that the patient has not been herself in the last few days. She complains of tiredness and fatigue and has been behaving strangely. She has a history of thyroid problems, for which she is on treatment.
Her blood tests show: Continue reading
A 70 year old female with increasing confusion over 2 days Continue reading
A 70 year old female is brought to your ED with a 2 day history of worsening confusion. She is usually independent and lives in her own home. There is a history of colon cancer, hypertension and high cholesterol.
Vital signs:
BP 120/70
PR 90/min
RR 22/min Continue reading
A 77 year old man presents with confusion, shortness of breath and fever. He recently returned from Bali.
BP 145/91
HR 95/min
Temp 38.9
Sats 98RA
Describe and interpret his arterial blood gas Continue reading
An 82 year old female is brought to your ED by ambulance which was called when the patients daughter noted that she was confused and hot.
The patient complains of abdominal pain and nausea.
Vitals:
BP 90/60
PR 110/min
T 38 degrees celcius
Blood results: Continue reading
A 70 year old female presents to your ED with shortness of breath and confusion.
Vitals:
BP 90/50
PR 110/min
RR 24/min
Her blood gas: Continue reading