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Is a serious and potentially fatal complication that occurs when the patient blood and the donated blood do not match?
If the blood types are not compatible, each will react with the other and cause clumping or clotting. This will cause death in the tissues that are fed by the blood vessels including the brain. A stroke can be caused by a clot.
How serious is pneumonic plague?
If untreated, half the patients will die; if blood poisoning occurs as an early complication, patients may die even before the buboes appear.
What is the serious complication of a ruptured appendix?
A serious complication of a ruptured appendix is peritonitis, which is inflammation of the lining of the abdominal cavity. This can lead to severe infection, sepsis, and potentially life-threatening complications if not treated promptly with surgery and antibiotics.
What is the most serious complication from Marfan syndrome?
Aortic enlargement. This is the most serious potential complication of Marfan syndrome.
What are the morbidity and mortality rates of corpus callosotomy?
Serious morbidity or mortality occurs in 1% or less of patients. Combined major and minor complication rates are approximately 20%.
How long do patients normally stay at the ambulatory surgery center after surgery?
On average, patients leave the ASC within two hours after their surgery. If the patient needs overnight care or has a serious complication, he or she is transferred to an acute care hospital
What are the symptoms of a pulmonary embolism, and how does the presence of pink frothy sputum indicate a potentially serious complication?
Symptoms of a pulmonary embolism include sudden shortness of breath, chest pain, rapid heart rate, and coughing up blood. The presence of pink frothy sputum can indicate a potentially serious complication because it may suggest the presence of fluid in the lungs, which can be a sign of heart failure or a severe pulmonary embolism. This symptom requires immediate medical attention.
What are the symptoms of left heart failure, and how does the presence of pink frothy sputum indicate a serious complication in this condition?
Left heart failure symptoms include shortness of breath, fatigue, coughing, and fluid retention. Pink frothy sputum indicates pulmonary edema, a serious complication where fluid leaks into the lungs, causing difficulty breathing and potentially leading to respiratory failure.
What are possible complications of sclerotherapy?
Venous thrombosis. A potentially serious complication, thrombosis refers to the formation of blood clots in the veins. Severe inflammation. Pain after the procedure lasting several hours or days.
What is the most serious complication of transfusion with the wrong blood?
death
What about a patient's medical chart could be potentially hazardous to the patient's medical treatment?
Although the handwriting of physicians is the butt of many jokes, it is a potentially serious hazard to patients (found in Law, Liability, and Ethics) page190
What serious brain condition can result from measles?
An extremely serious complication of measles infection is swelling of the brain.
