39 year old female presents with vomiting, diarrhoea and upper abdominal pain.
Vitals:
BP 100/60
PR 45/min
RR 20/min
T 36
Describe and Interpret
Hb 115 Na 143
RCC 3.5 K 2.2
PCV 0.32 Cl 115
PLT 279 HCO3 19
WCC 25 N 22.5 Urea 3.5, Creat 64
Glu 6.7 AST 23
Bili 13 LDH 722
ALP 46 Lipase 1106
GGT 5
ALT 9
ALB 37
TP 62
see ECG of the Week for more on this case
Noticeably missing is the serum Mg++ value … (Please see my detailed Comment on John Larkin’s ECG of the Week”).
Hi Ken, the Mg in this patient was 0.9
Thank you Yusuf for the follow-up. A serum K+ = 2.0 & serum Mg++ = 0.9 clearly explains the ECG abnormalities seen on John Larkin’s Case of the Week.