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14th August 2024
You attend an emergency call to a patient on the ward who has been found having a seizure
You attend an emergency call to a patient on the ward who has been found having a seizure. They do not have any IV access and it is difficult to establish.
An arterial blood gas demonstrates:
| pH | 7.11 | (7.35-7.45) |
| pO₂ | 36.4 | (10-12) |
| FiO₂ | 80% | (4.5-6) |
| pCO₂ | 6.1 | (4.5-6) |
| Na⁺ | 134 | (135-145) |
| K⁺ | 5.1 | (3.5-5.5) |
| HCO₃⁻ | 17.2 | (22-26) |
| Lac | 5.2 | (0-2) |
| Glu | 1.1 | (4-7.8) |
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