Question Answered step-by-step A 20 year old male presents with 3 days of lethargy and generalized malaise.  He is confused and looks very unwell.  His skin is warm and flushed.  He voids in the urinal for you and it is very pale, measuring 600mL. Describe the Acid Base Imbalance.   Is there a change from the first blood gas to the second?          What is the likely diagnosis?  Explain how you arrived at this diagnosis.        Describe the electrolyte abnormalities:K- 2.2Na- 152Cl- 124HCO3- 16Gluc-520Mg- 1.3Phos- 0.33 What impact does the high glucose level have on the Na level?  Would you need to calculate a corrected Na?      Should a corrected Na be used to calculate the anion gap? What is the anion gap? What impact does glucose have on the anion gap? What impact does glucose have on the water effect with the extracellular fluid?       It emerges that the patient has recently been diagnosis with Schizophrenia and has commenced olanzapine. What is the significance of this additional history?          An amylase is measured and is found to be 3 times the upper limit of normal. What is the significance of this finding?            Health Science Science Nursing NURS 254 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)

Question Answered step-by-step A 20 year old male presents with 3 days of lethargy and generalized malaise.  He is confused and looks very unwell.  His skin is warm and flushed.  He voids in the urinal for you and it is very pale, measuring 600mL. Describe the Acid Base Imbalance.   Is there a change from the first blood gas to the second?          What is the likely diagnosis?  Explain how you arrived at this diagnosis.        Describe the electrolyte abnormalities:K- 2.2Na- 152Cl- 124HCO3- 16Gluc-520Mg- 1.3Phos- 0.33 What impact does the high glucose level have on the Na level?  Would you need to calculate a corrected Na?      Should a corrected Na be used to calculate the anion gap? What is the anion gap? What impact does glucose have on the anion gap? What impact does glucose have on the water effect with the extracellular fluid?       It emerges that the patient has recently been diagnosis with Schizophrenia and has commenced olanzapine. What is the significance of this additional history?          An amylase is measured and is found to be 3 times the upper limit of normal. What is the significance of this finding?            Health Science Science Nursing NURS 254 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)