Rajiv Adhikari (57 years old) has recently returned from theatre after a cholecystectomy earlier in the day. He is having his second dose of IV Flucloxacillin and is receiving Fentanyl by Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) for pain. Rajiv has a history of angina, type 2 diabetes mellitus and asthma. A visitor alerts you to the fact that Rajiv 'doesn't look well'. Please assess Rajiv using the DR ABCDE approach. Question: Reflecting on this scenario, what would you do the differently, and why?
Rajiv Adhikari (57 years old) has recently returned from theatre after a cholecystectomy earlier in the day. He is having his second dose of IV Flucloxacillin and is receiving Fentanyl by Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) for pain. Rajiv has a history of angina, type 2 diabetes mellitus and asthma. A visitor alerts you to the fact that Rajiv 'doesn't look well'. Please assess Rajiv using the DR ABCDE approach. Question: Reflecting on this scenario, what would you do the differently, and why?
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Rajiv Adhikari (57 years old) has recently returned from theatre after a cholecystectomy earlier in the day. He is having his second dose of IV Flucloxacillin and is receiving Fentanyl by Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) for pain. Rajiv has a history of angina, type 2 diabetes mellitus and asthma.
A visitor alerts you to the fact that Rajiv 'doesn't look well'.
Please assess Rajiv using the DR ABCDE approach.
Question: Reflecting on this scenario, what would you do the differently, and why?
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