27 year old male presents to ED with a 3 day history of vomiting and epigastric pain.
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Lab Case 150 – Interpretation
A 26 year old man with severe abdominal pain, on background of excess alcohol intake presents with Continue reading
Lab Case 52 – Interpretation
A 50 year old women with possible multifactorial disease. Continue reading
Lab Case 39
A 34 year old female presents to your ED with right sided chest pain and increasing shortness of breath. She has a history of chronic alcohol abuse and recurrent pancreatitis. A CXR performed shows a large right sided pleural effusion. Aspiration of the effusion was performed. Continue reading
Lab Case 6 – Interpretation
History – V, D, abdo pain –> consider DDX – Gastroenteritis,
Surgical causes (cholecysttis, pancreatitis, other), Medical causes ( DKA, other)
Vitals – hypotensive, bradycardia –> fluid depletion, electrolyte abnormalities, cardiac Ischaemia, other..
Lab results Continue reading