A 61 year old man presents to your ED complaining of feeling generally unwell for 3 days with abdominal pain and vomiting.
He has a temperature of 38 degrees, is pale, diaphoretic and looks unwell.
His blood results:Hb 48 (130-170 g/l)
MCHC 353 (320-360 g/l)
MCV 95 (80-100 fl)
MCH 33.6 pg
Plt 34 (140-400)
WCC 1.6 (4-11)
N 0.1 (1.8-7.5)
L 1.5 (1-4)
Sodium: 133 mmol/L (136 – 146)
Potassium: 3.0 mmol/L (3.4 – 5.0)
Chloride: 105 mmol/L (98 – 108)
Ionised Ca: 1.10 mmol/L (1.15 – 1.29)
Lactate: 0.5
Describe and interpret the above results
What is your approach to his FBC abnormailities?