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A young adult with post-traumatic breathlessness, unconsciousness and rash
- Source :
- Breathe, Breathe, Vol 15, Iss 3, Pp e126-e130 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- A 23-year-old Bangladeshi male was referred to our hospital for gradual worsening of breathlessness over 3 h, developed following a road-accident about 14 h previously. He had a close fracture of mid-shaft of his right tibia, which was immobilised with back slab at the previous healthcare facility. During presentation at the emergency department, he was conscious and oriented (Glasgow coma scale 15/15), tachycardic (heart rate 132 per min), blood pressure 100/70 mmHg, tachypnoeic (respiratory rate 34 per min) with oxygen saturation 89% on room air, and afebrile. Chest examination revealed restricted chest movement, hyper-resonant percussion notes and reduced breath sound on the left, and diffuse crackles on both sides.<br />Can you diagnose this young adult with post-traumatic breathlessness, unconsciousness and rash? http://bit.ly/2LlpkiV
- Subjects :
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
lcsh:RC705-779
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
fungi
Unconsciousness
food and beverages
Case Report
lcsh:Diseases of the respiratory system
respiratory system
Expert Opinion
Rash
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
030228 respiratory system
medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
medicine.symptom
Young adult
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18106838
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Breathe (Sheffield, England)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....02a5a6453b6eb9b67cb59c11150a688d