75 year old male is BIBA after taking an odd turn. According to his wife he became acutely confused with the inability to talk and unable to walk.
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Lab Case 205
66 year old female presents complaining of anuria for the past 48 hours. She reports nausea and vomiting over the last week. She has a background history of IHD, having undergone a CABG 6 weeks ago. She also has Type 2 DM on Metformin and Gliclazide. The patient baseline Cr is 150umol/l
ABG on FiO2 0.4
pH 6.941 Na 139 mmol/l
pCO2 9.5 mmHg K 5.7mmol/l
pO2 168mmHg Cl 105mmol/l
HCO3 1.9mmol/l Glu 5.5 mmol/l
B/E -29.3 Cr 659 umol/l
Lactate 18 mmol/l Hb 94g/l
- Describe and Interpret the ABG
- Name the types of lactic acidosis and give examples of each.
Lab Case 197 Interpretation
50 year old male with ROSC,
Lab Case 177 Interpretation
30 year old female presents from an inpatient drug rehabilitation facility after being drowsy overnight and having low saturation. She is intubated on arrival.
Lab case 156 – Interpretation
27 year old with GCS 7 but haemodynamically stable presents with Continue reading
Lab Case 85 – Interpretation
A 75 year old with chest trauma after a motor vehicle collision Continue reading
Lab Case 47 – Interpretation
A critically unwell 70 year old man.
His blood results show: Continue reading
Lab Case 45 – Interpretation
80 year old man, tachypnoeic, borderline hypoxia with… Continue reading
Lab Case 43 – Interpretation
Young female with SOB and SVT which has resolved after Valsalva. She is currently haemodynamically stable. Continue reading
Lab Case 14 – Interpretation
This patient has a compensated respiratory alkalosis Continue reading