A 27 year old man is brought to your ED after being found collapsed at home. On examination he has a GCS of 7 (E1,V2,M4)
Observations on 8 litres Hudson mask:
PR 105/min
RR 38/min
T 37
BP 130/80
Describe and interpret his blood results
List and Justify your further investigationsNa 142 mmol/l
K 5.0 mmol/l
Cl 106 mmol/l
HCO3 8 mmol/l
Urea 4.8 mmol/l
Creat 186 umol/l
Glucose 5.4 mmol/l
pH 7.1
pO2 213 mmHg
pCO2 13 mmHg
BE -25.6 mmol/l