A 20yearold patient with sickle cell disease is brought to the emergency department with an acute sickle cell crisis. This episode includes chest pain, shortness of breath, fever and wheezing. Treatment for this patient should include all of the following EXCEPT:
If shock is left untreated, the body's natural compensatory mechanisms will begin to fail, causing decreased blood flow. Which of the following blood tests can one obtain to evaluate for organ injury?
A 48yearold female in a headon collision arrives to the ED. She is awake and talking. She reports being a restrained driver with air bag deployment. She reports a decreased in vision in her right eye. She has a hematoma above the right eye. When you examine her pupils you notice the right eye has a tear drop shaped pupil. You alert the ED physician of your physical findings as the patient has: