56 year old man with background of type 2 DM. Presented after a fall at home. He was presyncopal with blood pressure of 60/50 and pulse rate of 50/ min. (Normal sinus rhythm).
His Arterial blood gases (on 3L Oxygen)showed the following:
PH = 7.12
56 year old man with background of type 2 DM. Presented after a fall at home. He was presyncopal with blood pressure of 60/50 and pulse rate of 50/ min. (Normal sinus rhythm).
His Arterial blood gases (on 3L Oxygen)showed the following:
PH = 7.12
Answers:
PH = 7.56, that is moderate alkalaemia
HCO3 = 38.4 mmol/L, so we have metabolic alkalosis.
Next, we will calculate the compensation. For metabolic alkalosis we use the following equation:
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PH = 7.56
pCO2 = 42 mmHg
Answers:
PH = 7.30, that is mild acidaemia.
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