This is the CXR of an "enemy" patient who had been shot in the right chest wall and therefore has a hemopneumothorax on that side, and had ESBL K. pneumo on top of that, therefore his left side is all whited-out. On the day this CXR was shot, they wanted to extubate him (take the breathing tube) despite him being on max ventilator settings. The chief surgeon put him on CPAP of 5. Obviously it did not work.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Extubate?? Really??
This is the CXR of an "enemy" patient who had been shot in the right chest wall and therefore has a hemopneumothorax on that side, and had ESBL K. pneumo on top of that, therefore his left side is all whited-out. On the day this CXR was shot, they wanted to extubate him (take the breathing tube) despite him being on max ventilator settings. The chief surgeon put him on CPAP of 5. Obviously it did not work.
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