28 year old man presented to ED with nausea and vomiting for 5 days. His venous blood gases showed the following:
PH = 7.82
PaCo2 = 28.7 mmHg
PO2 = 108 mmHg
HCO3 = 49.4
Hb = 181 g/L
Na = 111 mmol/L
K = 2.5 mmol/L
Cl = 64 mmol/L
BSL = 7.2 mmol/L
Lactate = 3.0 mmol/L
Creatinine = 544 umol/L
Questions:
- Interpret these blood gases results
- What are the potential causes of these changes?
- How will you manage this patient?