A 25-year-old man presents with abdominal pain, vomiting, and bloody diarrhea. He attended a party yesterday and is suspecting food poisoning. Examination The man appears pale and shocked. His mucous membranes are dry and he appears to be clinically dehydrated.
His heart rate is 110/min, his blood pressure 90/50 mmHg. WCC : 18.0 x 10 9 /L Hb : 8.0 g/dL Platelets : 48 x 10 9 /L Sodium : 149 mmol/L Potassium : 7.2 mmol/L Urea : 24.5 mmol/L Creatinine : 280 µmol/L Blood film : Fragments of red cells, suggestive of hemolysis What management do you suggest? *This case is from the Editorial team of Docplexus and is meant for educative purposes only. (The correct answer is posted in the comment section below!)
