Saturday, 22 October 2011

Emedinews:Makesure: A patient of gross ascites presents with complaints of difficulty in breathing on lying down.

Situation: A patient of gross ascites presents with complaints of difficulty in breathing on lying down.
Reaction: Oh my God! Why did you drain so much ascitic fluid?
Lesson: Make sure, to evaluate the patient thoroughly and only moderately tap the ascitic fluid since overenthusiastic tapping can be life threatening.

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