02 August 2022: Articles
Hepatic Portal Venous Gas: A Potentially Lethal Sign Demanding Urgent Management
Challenging differential diagnosis, Management of emergency care, Rare disease
Chenxuan Zhou E* , M. Duncan Kilpatrick D , Jessica Burns Williams B , Jeannie F. Rivers B , Thomas A. Miller ADOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937197
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937197
Table 1. Vital signs at admission and during hospital stay. SIRS criteria – must meet 2+ of the following: body temperature <36°C or >38°C, tachycardia at >90 BPM, tachypneic at >20/minute, WBC <4000/mm3 OR >12 000/mm3 OR >10% bands.
| BMI37.5 | T36.5°C | BP138/81 mmHg | HR92 BPM | RR19/min | SpO %98% room air |
| T37.6°C | BP131/80 mmHg | HR130 BPM | RR22/min | SpO%92% room air | |
| T36.3°C | BP125/78 mmHg | HR101 BPM | RR17/min | SpO%96% room air | |
| T36.8 °C | BP69/43 mmHg | HR125 BPM | RR20/min | SpO%93% room air | |
| T – temperature; BP – blood pressure; HR – heart rate; RR – respiratory rate; SpO% – pulse oximeter reading. | |||||