Osteoporosis, previous rib fractures, possible bone mets from pancreatic CA, possible pneumothorax, reduced inspiration and reduced oxygenation, reduced expiration and clearance of mucus with pooling of bacteria/viruses and potential pathogens. Pneumonia is just around the corner.
We are entering cold and flu season.
“Pneumonia is just around the corner”
Thanks for cheering us up. Another USSC pick would make my day.
My mom is 95 and has had several falls over the last four years, requiring a stay in rehab both times. A broken rib, let alone three, for an elderly person is extremely serious. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone, but do feel she really needs to retire and retain the service of home health should she survive this.
Excellent differential list.
If she had bone mets from pancreatic cancer, she would have died within one year of diagnosis. They caught her pancreatic cancer VERY early when she has an MRI for her colon cancer.