68 year old man presented to ED with fever and shortness of breath. This patient underwent intra-abdominal surgery 2 weeks ago, he had resection of a part of his small intestine with end to end anastomosis.
His venous blood gas showed the following:
PH = 7.501
PCO2 = 41 mmHg
HCO3 = 32 mmol/L
Hb = 98 g/L
Na = 133 mmol/L
K = 2.9 mmol/L
Cl = 93 mmol/L
Glucose = 17 mmol/L
Lactate = 1.6 mmol/L
Creatinine = 60 umol/L
Questions:
- Interpret these results
- What are the causes of Alkalosis in septic patients?