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The Racing Heart in Failing Ventricle 1) Diagnosis 2) History of Present Illness (HPI) 3) Past Medical History 4) Physical Examination 5) Vitals on Admission 6) Echocardiography (ECHO) 7) Investigations Follow-up / Day-wise Trends Test Day 0 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Comment Na (mmol/L) 130 134 136 137 Improves with diuresis & fluidrestriction…
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Sickle Cell Crisis 1) History of Present Illness 2) Past Medical & Drug History 3) Examination on Admission (ER) 4) Initial Investigations (Day 1 in ER/ICU) Investigation Result Interpretation CBC Hb 6.8 g/dL, WBC 16,500, Platelets 180k Severe anemia, leukocytosis (infection/inflammation) Reticulocyte count 12% Bone marrow compensating LDH ↑ Hemolysis marker Peripheral smear Sickled RBCs,…
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