26th July 2024

A 76-year-old man with a background of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction is admitted

A 76-year-old man with a background of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction is admitted following diverticular bleeding. He is transfused two units of packed red cells.

Later on that evening, his observations are HR 106 bpm, BP 169/92, 94% 4 L, 36.9°C.

A chest X-ray is performed:

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