Showing posts with label A patient with cough. Show all posts
Showing posts with label A patient with cough. Show all posts

Wednesday, 5 September 2012

Emedinews:Makesure:A patient with cough of more than 4 weeks duration came with blood in his sputum.


Situation: A patient with cough of more than 4 weeks duration came with blood in his sputum.
Reaction: Oh my God! Why was TB not suspected earlier?
Lesson: Make sure that all patients with cough of more than 3 weeks duration are investigated for TB.