Date of Presentation

5-2-2024 12:00 AM

College

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine

Poster Abstract

We report a case of an 80-year-old female who presented to the emergency department as altered mental status and diagnosed with pneumoperitoneum requiring immediate surgical intervention. The differential for altered mental status is vast but for a patient who was initially hypoglycemic on ED arrival, suspected drug overdose was at the forefront until the patient was intubated for airway protection and chest radiograph for confirmatory endotracheal tube placement showed pneumoperitoneum.

Keywords

Pneumoperitoneum, Altered Mental Status, Confusion

Disciplines

Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Surgical Procedures, Operative

Document Type

Poster

DOI

10.31986/issn.2689-0690_rdw.stratford_research_day.60_2024

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May 2nd, 12:00 AM

Case Report: Pneumoperitoneum in the Setting of Altered Mental Status

We report a case of an 80-year-old female who presented to the emergency department as altered mental status and diagnosed with pneumoperitoneum requiring immediate surgical intervention. The differential for altered mental status is vast but for a patient who was initially hypoglycemic on ED arrival, suspected drug overdose was at the forefront until the patient was intubated for airway protection and chest radiograph for confirmatory endotracheal tube placement showed pneumoperitoneum.

 

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