Friday, October 26, 2007

Who needs a medical degree?

The following passage is a small chunk of a patient clerking:"On examination BP 139/70 pulse 90, sats 99% RA, GCS 15, no apparent weakness in arms or legs, pupils equal, but left slower to respond to light. Swollen area from sternocleidomastoid up behind ear ?haematoma.? Boney pain here. Tender over C3 and C4. prominent blood vessel here ?subclavian vein? Suspect underlying skull fracture, pt

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