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This sounds more like the patient had previously-undiagnosed heart failure, didn’t respond well to rehydration (since it’s easier to become volume-overloaded wi
by phaedrus441 9y ago
This sounds more like the patient had previously-undiagnosed heart failure, didn’t respond well to rehydration (since it’s easier to become volume-overloaded with heart failure), and required further work-up.
- inetsee 9y agoTo the best of my knowledge, she was in good health before she developed the infection. Her body mass index was in the normal range, and she did the recommended amount of aerobic exercise (150 minutes, moderate intensity / week). It sounds to me like an intern over-reacted to her dehydration, and over did it with the IV fluids.