| Symptoms
& History
Physical
Findings
Stop
& Think
Lab
and X-Ray
Differential
Diagnosis
The
Disease
Treatment
Conclusions
Quiz
& Evaluation |
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Nothing
too good, that's the story.
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Because of his abdominal incision
pain, Mr. Jones didn't breathe too deeply and sure didn't hazard a cough.
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He developed a post operative
pneumonia that responded well to broad spectrum antibiotics.
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On the fifth post operative
day he suddenly experienced severe right sided chest pain, shortness of
breath and began coughing up blood.
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Blood gases suggested a pulmonary
embolus.
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On the seventh post operative
day, Mr. Jones' lawyer son pays you a visit. You discover he is not
just a lawyer, he's a circuit judge.
This sounds serious. Maybe you'd
like to talk with someone you trust?
What
else can go wrong? |
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