A patient admitted to the hospital with an exacerbation of c…
A patient admitted to the hospital with an exacerbation of chronic heart failure tells the nurse, “I felt fine when I went to bed, but I woke up in the middle of the night feeling like I was suffocating!” The nurse can best document this assessment information as
Read DetailsA 4 day old former 25 1/7 weeks infant has developed bacteri…
A 4 day old former 25 1/7 weeks infant has developed bacterial meningitis. They have been orally intubated since delivery and the umbilical lines have been removed and replaced with a PICC line due to the need for long term antibiotic therapy. You notice increased bleeding under the PICC dressing on your exam and the RN reports that the umbilical stump is oozing and requiring a pressure dressing. In reviewing morning labs, the infant’s platelet count is 60K with a decreased fibrinogen and elevated PT/PTT. What diagnosis do you suspect?
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