12th January 2024

A 50-year-old female patient presented to A & E with sudden onset dyspnoea.

A 50-year-old female patient presented to A & E with sudden onset dyspnoea. Comorbidities included hypertension and Asthma. Recently, she was treated for a throat infection with an antibiotic, but she could not recall the name.

Initial CXR showed an anterior mediastinal mass.

ABG results are as follows:
pH 7.30

PO2 7.0 kPa

Pco2 8.1 kPa

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