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Lab case 396 interpretation

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Basil Muharb

Question 1:

PH = 7.30 that is mild acidaemia.

HCO3 = 16 mmol/L (>24) so we have metabolic acidosis.

Next, we need to calculate the anion gap and the compensation (using Winter’s formula)

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Lab case 396

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Basil Muharb

61-year-old man presented to ED with hypoglycemia that was difficult to correct with oral and IV dextrose. His venous blood gases showed the following.

PH = 7.30

PCO2 = 33   mmol/L

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Lab case 395

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Basil Muharb

72 year old man with history of COPD presented with shortness of breath. His chest auscultation revealed bilateral wheezes.

His arterial blood gas on 40% O2 showed the following:

PH = 7.29

PCO2 = 60 mmHg

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Lab case 394 Interpretation

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Basil Muharb

 Answers:

 Question 1:

PH = 7.475, that is mild alkalaemia.

pCO2 = 24 mmHg. So, we have respiratory alkalosis.

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Lab case 394

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Basil Muharb

14-year-old girl, COVID day 2, presented with delirium. Her venous blood gases showed the following:

Ph = 7.475

pCO2 = 24 mmHg

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Lab case 393 interepretation

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Basil Muharb

PH = 7.28, that is moderate acidaemia.

PCO2 = 73 mmHg. This means we have respiratory acidosis.

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ECG of the Week 28th December 2022 – Interpretation

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Joshua Ho

ECG of the Week 28th December 2022 – Interpretation

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Lab case 392 interpretation

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Basil Muharb

Answers:

PH = 7.10, that is severe acidaemia.

HCO3 = 11 mmol/L, this means we have metabolic acidosis.

Next, we need to calculate the anion gap and the compensation.

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ECG of the week 14th December 2022 – Interpretation

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Joshua Ho

ECG of the week 14th December 2022 – Interpretation

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Lab case 390 interepretation

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Basil Muharb

Question 1:

PH = 6.88, that is severe acidaemia

HCO3= 5.3 mmol/L. So, we have metabolic acidosis.

Next step is to calculate the anion gap to know which type of metabolic acidosis and we need to calculate the respiratory compensation.

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