ECG of the Week – April 10th 2024
Imaging Case of the Week 589
The lumbar spine x-rays are from an adult with back pain following high speed MVA. What can be noticed? Continue reading
Imaging Case of the Week 588
The following chest x-ray is from a 10 year old with positional chest pain for few days. What can be seen? Continue reading
Lab case 441
An unconscious young girl, was brought to ED by ambulance. Apparently she ingested an unknown substance during a party. Her venous blood gases showed the following:
PH = 7.15
pCO2 = 19 mmHg
Lab case 440 interpretation
Answers:
PH = 7.396, that is within normal range, very slightly to the acidaemic side/
pCO2 = 52 mmHg, that is high. It is suggestive of the presence of respiratory acidosis
HCO3 = 31 mmol/L, that is high and suggest the presence of metabolic alkalosis.