Richard B the EMT Posted July 12, 2010 Posted July 12, 2010 Anyone have an 'eye pushing' protocol? Only Nancy and Rabbit.
zzyzx Posted July 12, 2010 Posted July 12, 2010 Okay, I think I figured all this out. Here is the baby's daddy.... http://www.ultimatecoupons.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/rodney-dangerfield.jpg
Aussieaid Posted July 13, 2010 Posted July 13, 2010 Check out Hand-Schuller-Christian Syndrome! Fits a lot of the symptoms.
HellsBells Posted July 13, 2010 Posted July 13, 2010 (edited) I have to agree that zzyzx's Dx of sepsis sounds like the most appropriate: - fever, flushed dry skin - pulmonary edema - altered LOC, apneic spells- due to increased ICP from cerebral edema? - Bulging Eyes- occular edema I would also be keeping a high level of suspician for menningitis. Edited July 13, 2010 by HellsBells
Happiness Posted July 15, 2010 Posted July 15, 2010 http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/symptoms/bulging_eyes/causes.htm here is some contenders. Now my question to this senerio is that if it was ICP causing the bulging eye wouldnt the pressure be enough for fluid to be comming out of the ears.
Aussieaid Posted July 15, 2010 Posted July 15, 2010 If it was increased ICP causing the exopthalmos then the fontanels should have been bulging or at least full. Usually raised ICP shouldn't affect the eyes unless there was some kind of defect or skull fracture that allowed fluid to communicate from the skull cavity into the orbital cavity. The 2 most likely diagnoses on my list are meningitis or NAT (non-accidental trauma) if you ignore the exopthalmos. He could have hydrocephalus but doesn't match either if the fontanel wasn't really full or bulging.
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