Saturday, March 19, 2011

Peads On Call

Who ever said that on calls were boring? (Hmm alright, maybe I did mention it a few times)

Well not today. My friend and I were looking at an X-ray that was handed to us by the specialist on call. She originally wanted to show us how far the umbilical vein catheter has gone in.

On looking at the X-ray, my friend pointed out to the left side of the chest and said 'Hey what's that?'
'Looks like the bowels' I said
'Err diaphragmatic hernia?' he replied back

Yes indeed, it turned out that the patient was referred to the surgical pediatric team to rule out a diaphragmatic hernia!

It was indeed interesting to see a patient with such a condition.

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