Pleural effusion

BLUNT TRAUMA ABDOMEN IN A CASE OF SITUS INVERSUS TOTALIS: A CASE REPORT Abstract Situs inversus totalis is a rare congenital anomaly in which position of the heart and all abdominal viscera is reversed. Situs abnormalities usually go unnoticed but may be recognized by radiography or ultrasonography as an incidental finding or during evaluation for congenital heart diseases. It is a rare condition with incidence of 1 in every 8,000 to 25000 births. We present a case of blunt trauma abdomen in a…

Scenario: 70 year old Male, No fixed abode, currently living in a hostel. Complaint: Feeling hot, Productive Cough (Green) for a duration of 5 days. When a patient first presents to any point of care within the healthcare system, a number of key steps must be undertaken. As the patient enters into the GP’s room, one would introduce oneself by name and their role. This brief introduction would allow the patient, to begin to build rapport within the patient doctor relationship, this is vital as…

norepinephrine and dexmedetomidine. Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride is a sedative used on intubated or mechanically ventilated patients. Side Effects include “Pain, infection, hypotension, bradicardia, atrial fibrillation, nausea, thirst, hypoxia pleural effusion, pulmonary edema, anemia, anemia, leukocytosis, and oliguria” Dosage for “Adults: IV 1 mcg/kg loading dose infused over 10 min, then continue with infusion of 0.2-0.7 mcg/kg/h for up to 24 h adjusted to maintain sedation” (Wilson,…

upwards. Place it at various levels over the back, each time asking the patient to say "ninety-nine". Note how the sound is transmitted to the hand. Tactile vocal fremitus is increased over areas of consolidation and decreased or absent over areas of effusion or collapse. Feel for the apex beat of the heart; it will be displaced if the mediastinum is displaced or distorted. In the Percussion it is usual to use the middle finger of the dominant hand to check the chest, clavicle, lobes of the…

patients with centrally located tumors who present with hemoptysis (Rivera & Mehta, Initial Diagnosis of Lung Cancer ACCP Evidenced -Based Clinical Practice Guidelines, 2007, p. 134). Chest X Ray: to detect any new findings (diagnosis): lesions, pleural effusions, and evidence of metastasis. Lateral chest X rays noted to be the simplest method for identifying lung cancer. The presenting patient has a history of a pulmonary nodule, which has increased in size and was found to have a development…

Erdheim-Chester Disease is a fatal and an extremely rare disorder that can affect many different organs of the body. It is characterized by excessive production and accumulation of specific cells whose normal function is to fight infections. These cells, which are called histiocytes, infiltrate the loose connective tissue (lipid-laden macrophages) of the body. As a result this tissue becomes thickened, dense and fibrotic. Multiple different organs can be affected. Unless successful…

Case study Amber W. Hendrix MMTC Author Note Case Study for RT 242 Respiratory Therapy Clinical II Peritoneal Tuberculosis I never got to speak directly to my case study. She was intubated when I first became aware of her case and she failed all attempts at weaning from the vent before she died. There was regrettably also a language barrier with the majority of her family as they spoke Haitian Creole which has roots in Portuguese, Spanish, Taino, and West African languages, which left me limited…

that Gus’ ex-girlfriend died, that she will hurt Gus’ all over again when she dies too. Her sadness was even more felt by viewers due to the sad song after realizing the whole situation. After some time, she was rushed into the hospital due to pleural effusion. The trip planned by Augustus was supported by one of Hazel’s doctor where she believes that letting Hazel have fun and live life to the fullest should be a priority. This gave Hazel a new kind of hope – to meet his favorite author and be…

properly, it isn’t perfusing an efficient blood supply to the body. Depending on which side of the heart is malfunctioning (left or right), it can cause numerous medical problems, such as, dyspnea, fatigue, heart murmurs, JVD, pulmonary edema, pleural effusions, and tachycardia (Lewis, 2014). Next is Hypertension, which is a blood pressure that is a systolic reading greater than 140 mm Hg and a diastolic reading that is greater than 90 mm Hg (Potter & Perry, 2013). This issue is more common in…

Subjective Data This is a 65 year old Caucasian female presenting with complaints of a persistent rarely productive cough lasting two weeks; causing shortness of breath, and orthopnea. She has been treated for this cough three month ago in the emergency room. At that time chest x-ray (CXR) revealed hyperinflated lungs suggestive of emphysema. She refused to be treated in the hospital at that time, ad was sent home with an inhaler and antibiotics. She also refused the pulmonary function test.…