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Exam G: - Answers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 January 2017

Keith Davies ,
Christopher Gough ,
Emma King ,
Benjamin Plumb  and
Benjamin Walton
Keith Davies
Affiliation:
Severn Deanery, Bristol
Christopher Gough
Affiliation:
Severn Deanery, Bristol
Emma King
Affiliation:
Severn Deanery, Bristol
Benjamin Plumb
Affiliation:
Severn Deanery, Bristol
Benjamin Walton
Affiliation:
North Bristol NHS Trust
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Summary

A 28-year-old man suffered a traumatic transection of his spinal cord at the level of T4. Six weeks post-injury, he remains in the intensive care unit undergoing a respiratory wean via his tracheostomy. He suddenly complains of a headache and looks flushed.

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Single Best Answer Questions for the Final FFICM , pp. 274 - 309
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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