A 50-year-old man is brought by ambulance to a rural ED on a hot, humid spring day. His wife, a trained nurse, found him unconscious in an agricultural field beside a tractor. His GCS has gradually improved and he is now alert but confused.
Vital signs are temperature 37.4 degrees C, HR 120/min, BP 100/70, RR 18/min, SpO2 96% on room air and GCS 14.
A photograph of his back is shown below.
Back photograph.
List four (4) possible differential diagnoses.
(Marked out of 4.0)
/ 4
Describe the appearances in the photograph and state the most likely diagnosis.
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/ 2
List four (4) immediate complications.
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/ 4
List two (2) delayed complications requiring subspecialty follow-up.
(Marked out of 2.0)
/ 2
Total Score: 0 / 12
Percentage: 0%
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