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Question 1
PH = 7.236, that is moderate acidaemia
HCO3 = 12.5 mmol/L. So we have metabolic acidosis.
Next we need to calculate the compensation and the the anion gap.
From the archive
Answers:
Question 1
PH = 7.236, that is moderate acidaemia
HCO3 = 12.5 mmol/L. So we have metabolic acidosis.
Next we need to calculate the compensation and the the anion gap.
This chest x-ray is from an adult patient with chest pain. What can be seen? Continue reading
44 year old man presented to ED with fatigue and weakness. His blood gases showed the following:
PH = 7.236
PCO2 = 30 mmol/L
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PH = 7.15, that is severe acidaemia
HCO3 = 6.5 mmol/L, so we have metabolic acidosis.
Since we have metabolic acidosis, then we need to calculate compensation and anion gap.
The lumbar spine x-rays are from an adult with back pain following high speed MVA. What can be noticed? Continue reading
The following chest x-ray is from a 10 year old with positional chest pain for few days. What can be seen? Continue reading
An unconscious young girl, was brought to ED by ambulance. Apparently she ingested an unknown substance during a party. Her venous blood gases showed the following:
PH = 7.15
pCO2 = 19 mmHg
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PH = 7.396, that is within normal range, very slightly to the acidaemic side/
pCO2 = 52 mmHg, that is high. It is suggestive of the presence of respiratory acidosis
HCO3 = 31 mmol/L, that is high and suggest the presence of metabolic alkalosis.