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17th February 2025
A 70-year-old-lady with a background of COPD is brought into hospital by her son after becoming increasingly confused and breathless.
A 70-year-old-lady with a background of COPD is brought into hospital by her son after becoming increasingly confused and breathless. She has an expiratory wheeze throughout her chest with no focal crackles. Her saturations at 94% on 40% Venturi mask and she is tachypnoeic, RR 24/minute.
An ABG on 40% FiO2 shows the following: pH: 7.30, pCO2 8.9, pO2 8.5, bicarb 31.
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