Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Longest SWORD ever

A lot of cases being presented.... the juicy ones are..

Wahab presented:

1. an MVA case which sustained 4th rib # with pneumothorax. Clinically trachea was deviated, reduce air entry and resonant on percussion.
Unfortunately CXR was ordered and surgical team was referred before inserting a chest drain!

"Decision for CXR for a clinical suspicious pneumothorax is dangerous" - Prof Jasmi

"Take home msg, to put a chest tube first in a suspected pneumothorax.. it is not a mistake to put a chest tube" - Prof Jasmi


2. 36 year old Indian man complaining of abdominal pain, notice a mass in his abdomen for the past 5/12. There was also bilateral axillary LN which was matted and firm. The mass was supraumblical and mobile, hepatosplenomegaly present. Hb was 5.4........ A differential of lymphoma and TRO CA stomach was made

"if lymphoma the LN would be discrete and rubbery" - Prof Jasmi

"very unlikely CA stomach with present of axillary LN" - Prof Jasmi

Q - "how often gastric lymphoma present with axillary LN" - Prof Jasmi
A - everybody look away from Prof Jasmi....... looking for answers

"mysenteric LN in lymphoma is rare, there are usually paraaortic LN which are lobulated and fixed" - Prof Rohaizak

"LDH can carry prognosis of lymphoma" - Prof. Rohaizak

Wahab would like to transfuse PC in this pt but..

Q - "Hb of 5 in a asymptomatic chronic anemia why transfuse 2 pint PC, how much to bring up? how long to transfuse? when to transfuse?" - Prof. Jasmi

3. 17 year old Chinese Man presented with perianal abscess

Q - "what are the predisposing factors in a young man developing perianal abscess?" - Prof. Rohaizak

A - somebody answered homosexuality

Prof. Jasmi rebutted, "is it evidence base homosexuals are prone to develop perianal abscess,..... I am not trying to defend them" ha.....ha.....ha....ha..

Hasnul presented:

1. A 57 year old obese Chinese lady with late presentation of abdominal pain, amylase 51 TW 8.0, no free gas under diaphragm and clinically peritonitis. A differential dx of PGU was made and decision to operate. However a CT Abdomen was ordered

Q - "Why CT-Scan?" - Mr Lukman
A - "if CT shows severe pancreatitis, hold tight and not to go in" - Mr Hanafiah

"In obese pt, diagnostic laparoscopic would be ideal...less wound infection" - Prof Jasmi

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