Patient with generalized anasarca with respiratory distress

Chandra Shekhar., MBBS, MD PULMONOLOGY

Medical Case Details:

A 60 year old male presented with generalized anasarca with respiratory distress, conscious cooperative PR-130, RR -40, BP 160/100, SPO2 - 90 and TLC 26000 , PH 7.12 , PCO2 80, PO2 55, HCO3 33.

What to do next and what is the line of management?

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Dr. Chandra Shekhar
Pulmonologist

Bipap treatment is main stay treatment of this condition

17.Dec, 04:06pm

Dr. Abrar A Khan
Family Physician

Mechanical ventilation for the respiratory failure. Amazingly there is no circulatory collapse. Cause needs to be evaluated. Duration of history will give a clue. Sepsis, anaphylaxis, COPD, cardiac and renal causes need to be ruled out.

27.Mar, 07:58pm

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