Lab Case 99

A 66 year old patient presents feeling unwell for 2 days. She has chronic renal failure and is on haemodialysis once a week. Her last dialysis was 3 days ago when 1.5 litres was removed (normal for patient). She has not had excessive weight gain over the last few days.

On examination:

BP 70/50

PR 50/min

T 35 degrees celcius

Her ABG shows on 10 litres shows: Continue reading