You are a medical student on attachment in ICU. The arterial blood gas (ABG) machine in A&E is currently broken so staff are coming up from A&E to use your machine. You read one set of results as follows:
pH: 7.2
pCO2: 5kPa
pO2: 12 kPa
HCO3-: 18
Which of the following clinical scenarios best fits the ABG results presented above?
A) Aspirin overdose.
B) Opiate overdose.
C) COPD.
D) Panic attack.
E) Pneumonia.
Showing posts with label Renal. Show all posts
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Monday, 25 June 2012
Thursday, 31 May 2012
Proteinuria (>3g/24h), odema and hypoalbuminaemia (albumin <25g/L) is the classical triad of signs for which of the following conditions?
A) Nephritic syndrome
B) Urinary tract infection
C) Acute renal failure
D) Nephrotic syndrome
E) Over use of potassium-sparing diuretics
A) Nephritic syndrome
B) Urinary tract infection
C) Acute renal failure
D) Nephrotic syndrome
E) Over use of potassium-sparing diuretics
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