Inhalation Injury

A 56yo female is brought to the ED after being pulled out of a house fire. EMS found patient unresponsive with pulse, in burning house. Patient was extricated from the house and on initial EMS evaluation patient was desaturating on room air. She was placed in nasal canula, but continued to have low oxygen saturation, …

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Toxic Alcohols and the 5 minutes before the exam

44 year old male presents to ED with a medical history of hypertension and notes several vague complaints including numbness, fatigue, and slurred speech. Patient’s girlfriend notes that over the last several days the patient has been acting strangely, slurring his speech, appears confused, while periodically falling asleep. Physical exam is grossly negative with the …

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