Bleeding prolapsed internal hemorrhoids and chronic constipation. Patient is admitted for rubber band ligation of the internal hemorrhoids.
Answer(s): C
Frank has been diagnosed with sick sinus syndrome and is being admitted for dual chamber pacemaker and leads insertion. Frank also has type II diabetes on oral medication as well as insulin regimen. Surgery is carried out without complication.
Answer(s): A
Patient is treated for congestive heart failure with pleural effusion. A therapeutic thoracentesis is performed.
Answer(s): D
Patient presents to the emergency room complaining of a severe headache. Work-up revealed a ruptured berry aneurysm.
Joseph has had cough, fever, and painful respirations for 2 days. He also has congestive heart failure and COPD. Joseph presents to the emergency department with severe shortness of breath, using accessory muscles to assist with breathing. Upon examination, Joseph is diagnosed with acute respiratory failure, congestive heart failure, pneumonia, and exacerbation of COPD. Joseph is intubated and placed on mechanical ventilation. He is weaned from the ventilator on the third day of admission. Two days later, he again goes into respiratory failure, requiring reintubation and placement on the ventilator. Fortunately, he is able to breath on his own the following day, so was extubated.
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