pulling apart cases from the ED...
the case.
43 year old female is brought into your resuscitation bay by the paramedics. She has a 2 day history of vomiting and diarrhoea on the background of type 2 diabetes and alcohol abuse. Her son is concerned that she has become increasingly confused despite drinking her usual amount of alcohol.
the case.
76 year old male presents to your Emergency Department via ambulance with right hip pain and a fever of 38.1*C.
the case.
a 28 year old female is brought into your resuscitation bay by paramedic crews following a two day history of nausea and vomiting. As she rolls past, you notice that she is distressed with pain, looks clinically very dry and is quite drowsy.
the case.
34 year old female presents to ED with a 2 day history of worsening left-sided pleuritic chest pain associated with shortness of breath. There has been no associated cough, fever or sputum production.
She is one week post-Caesarian section; an uncomplicated, elective procedure from which she has recovered well.
the case.
an elderly female arrives to your ED with facial swelling and extensive bruising after a fall where she struck the left-side of her face on a concrete step. She is on warfarin for atrial fibrillation, but has not had her INR tested for the past 3 weeks. [Read more…]
the case.
a 64 year old female presents to your Emergency Department at midnight with acute severe abdominal pain. [Read more…]