The blue patient.

نویسنده

  • Adrian Spiteri
چکیده

CLINICAL INTRODUCTION A 46-year-old man was brought to the ED after being found in an enclosed sauna minimally responsive, clammy and confused. On arrival he was alert, smiling and recalled sniffing a ‘herbal’ bottle followed by nausea, dizziness, poor balance, inability to stand up, shortness of breath, palpitations, sweating and confusion. He had a past history of back pain. He had blue-purplish skin with central and peripheral cyanosis (figures 1 and 2). His observations were: HR 134 bpm, BP

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

دوره 33 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016