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Sunday, October 25, 2009

Was leafing through my CCF notes this morning when I was reminded of an 80-year old lady, who went into APO during our round two days ago. Needless to say it was horrible watching someone gasping in front of you, with her bandaged left hand stretched towards me, eyes wide-opened - pleading.

It is akin to near-drowning, APO....only that one's drowning in one's own pleural fluids. The last I saw her, she was down at ICU on BiPAP, having received IV frusemide, morphine and a nitrate patch, with oxygen sats improving remarkably.

I hope she did well over the weekend. It would be a treat to see her back on our ward tomorrow morning.

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