A 7 year old girl presents to your ED with a 5 day history of diarrhoea and feeling generally unwell. The patients mum reports episodes of blood and mucous in the stool. She is tachycardic and appears unwell.
Describe and Interpret her blood results
Hb 77 (115-155 g/l)
MCHC 345 (320 -360 g/l)
MCV 84 (82-99 fl)
MCH 29 pg
Platelets 60 (140-400 X 10^9/l)
WCC 14 (4-11 X10^9/l)
Na 139 (134-146 mmol/l)
K 4.2 (3.4 – 5.5 mmol/l)
Cl 107 ( 95-108 mmol/l)
HCO3 25 (22 -32 mmol/l)
Urea 12 (3 – 8 mmol/l)
Creatinine 130 (30 – 100 mmol/l)
What is the likely diagnosis and how would you investigate this patient?