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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.
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