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Conditions diagnosed are all injuries from being shot in the abdominal region.
After a Neurological exam:
Elevated left leg knee reflex, left Babinski sign, Left lower extremity paralysis and loss of pain/temperature sensation in his right leg
All indicate damage to the Central Nervous System
(Background Info)
BP: 103/52 (lower)
Pulse: 108 beats/min(higher)
Respiratory rate: 24 breaths/min (higher)
Temperature: 96.7 degrees Fahrenheit(lower)
Blood PO2: 50 mm Hg (lower)
Test Performed
Name: Jimmy Jam
Age: Early 20's
Gender: Male
Jimmy Jam, a young wide receiver from the Oregon state beavers was in a altercation with an intoxicated individual outside a bar and was shot in his abdomen.
Anterolateral Spinothalamic tract lesion
Period:3
1)Debridement to remove excess foreign objects
2) Flush wound with sterile solution to clean the lesion
3)Reconstructive surgery (plastic surgery to fix wounded tissue)
*(Skin graft may be needed upon tissue damage)
4)Suture the wounded area
Even if surgery cannot reverse damage to the spinal cord, surgery may be needed to stabilize the spine to prevent future pain or deformity.
-The surgeon decides which procedure will provide the greatest benefit to the patient.
-IV insulin to raise the blood glucose level of 534 mg/dL
-Give patient steroids to lower inflammation caused by the bullet
Dr.Gregory Barrowman (M.D) Immunology
Dr.Melana Pottinger (M.D) Cardiology
Dr.Darien Deiros (D.O) Pulmonlogy
Dr. Mareena Kashif (D.O) Neurology
Dr. Ashley Butler (D.O) Gastroenterology
Jimmy Jam came into the E.R with a gun-shot wound and was treated properly. The foreign object was removed from the body with clean margins,and the wound was sutured.Anti-innflammatories were prescribed to prevent infection,as well as alternative treatments.