A 60 year old woman presents lo the ED feeling generally unwell She is found to be uraemic She has missed several of her renal dialysis sessions.
Urea will most likely move through the dialysis membranes by which mechanism?
A 55 year old heavy smoker presents with cough, sputum production and dyspnoea A chest x-ray shows hyperinflation with diminished pulmonary vasculature Which measurement is likely to be increased on lung function testing?
A 22 year old woman sustained an incised wound to the sole of her foot from standing on glass. Examination of the wound under local anaesthetic identifies the wound depth is limited to the first plantar layer.
Which structure is most likely to be injured?
A patient presents with septic shock A venous blood gas shows a metabolic acidosis Following treatment with crystalloid infusion and antibiotics their HR and BP are normal A repeat venous gas shows a persistent metabolic acidosis with a normal anion gap Which mechanism best explains the results of the repeat blood gas?
A four year old boy presents with a cough and fever for the last few weeks which became worse in the last 24 hours. There is no record of his vaccination history His temperature is 38.5 °C, heart rate 135 beats per minute, and oxygen saturations are 97% He is coughing frequently and has bilateral subconjunctival haemorrhages.
Which organism is most likely to have caused his condition?
