A 24 year old female presents with vomiting and abdominal pain. She is drowsy, febrile and pale.
Vital signs:
BP 90 systolic
HR 120/min
T 38
RR 26/min
After initial resuscitation her blood gas is as follows: Continue reading
A 24 year old female presents with vomiting and abdominal pain. She is drowsy, febrile and pale.
Vital signs:
BP 90 systolic
HR 120/min
T 38
RR 26/min
After initial resuscitation her blood gas is as follows: Continue reading
A 57 year old lady presents to your ED with abdominal pain, shortness of breath and vomiting for 1 day. She has reduced appetite and last ate 2 days ago.
She has high cholesterol and type II DM and is taking a statin and Jardiamet. Continue reading
A 60 year old male presents with 1 week history of vomiting. In the last 24 hours the family noted that he was confused and poor to respond. Background – IHD, HTN, NIDDM on Metformin, Coversyl, aspirin, metoprolol.
On arrival he was confused.
Vitals: BP 80/40 HR 46/min Temp 34 RR 24/min and GCS 10 Continue reading
A 26 year old man presents with abdominal pain and vomiting. He drinks alcohol regularly and smokes marijuana. On examination, there is epigastric tenderness with guarding. Vitals: BP 100/60, PR 100/min, T 37.5
His VBG: Continue reading
A 16 year old boy is brought to your ED by the ambulance with abdominal pain, vomiting and shortness of breath.
He is pale, sweaty and looks unwell.
Vitals: BP 90/60, PR 110/min, T 38, RR 30/min
His blood results: Continue reading
A 26 year old man presents with a febrile illness and vomiting. He is unwell, with low BP and tachycardia Continue reading
A 26 year old man is brought to your ED by ambulance. He has had 3 days of fevers, sore throat and persistent vomiting. He looks unwell.
Vital signs:
HR 150/min
BP 100/60
His blood results show: Continue reading
A 30 year old patient with a history of recurrent pancreatitis and chronic alcoholism presents to your ED with reduced oral intake, vomiting and shivering.
Her blood results: Continue reading
A 29 year old female presents to your ED complaining of crampy abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, polyuria and shortness of breath. She is 2 months post partum after normal vaginal delivery.
Vital signs:
BP 100/70
PR 100/min
RR 30/min
T 37
Her blood results show: Continue reading
A 45 year old female is brought in to your ED by ambulance. She was found unconscious at home. She had a history of NIDDM on treatment. There was some diarrhoea and vomiting the day before.