The following axial CT is from a 60-year-old lady who has had a witnessed collapse.
Provide your interpretation and diagnosis. What grading systems can be used to quantify the severity of this illness?
The abdominal x-ray shows Continue reading
The following chest x-ray is from a patient with chest pain. What can be noticed? Continue reading
An 8yr old female presents with heart palpitations, she is hemodynamically stable and talking to you. Her ECG is shown:
What is the management for this pediatric patient?
She receives some treatment for her condition and her subsequent ECG is below:
Her mother asks you if this is likely to happen again, and what she can do about it? What is your advice to the mother?
Question 1:
PH = 7.299 that is moderate acidaemia (less than 7.3), however we can argue that is mild as it is just 0.001 less than the value for mild acidaemia – ultimately, it is not going to change the management for the patient.
pCO2 = 52 mmHg, so we have respiratory acidosis.