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I hope no one's getting tired of cases. This one happened to me just this last weekend.
55 yo guy with the basics, DM, HTN, CAD, history of CHF, obesity to the tune of 300 lbs. But he's also got renal insufficiency with a creatinine of 1.6. He's from out of town and staying at his sister-in-law's house, when he gets up early in the morning (before eating) and falls down the stairs. Now he has an open periprosthetic fracture (he has a total knee) of the femur. Oh, and one last thing: his potassium is 7.0! (yes, I re-checked it)
Any bright ideas?
55 yo guy with the basics, DM, HTN, CAD, history of CHF, obesity to the tune of 300 lbs. But he's also got renal insufficiency with a creatinine of 1.6. He's from out of town and staying at his sister-in-law's house, when he gets up early in the morning (before eating) and falls down the stairs. Now he has an open periprosthetic fracture (he has a total knee) of the femur. Oh, and one last thing: his potassium is 7.0! (yes, I re-checked it)
Any bright ideas?