Question Answered step-by-step A 43-year-old man with severe depression is brought into the… A 43-year-old man with severe depression is brought into the emergency department after being found collapsed at home. His family states he had been recently despondent, and they had not heard from him for three days. On physical examination, he is unresponsive and tachypneic the with a respiratory rate of 41 breaths per minute despite a normal lung examination. His chest x-ray is unremarkable. And arterial blood gas shows a pH of 6.93, PA CO2 of 20, PaO2 of 100, and a HCO3 of 4 mEq/L. Serum electrolyte tests show an anion gap of 35.     Treating and correcting his Metabolic Acidosis would be first objective with Sodium Bicarbonate drip will maintaining his ABC check his blood sugar and investigate what substance or toxin did he take, am I going in the right direction? Health Science Science Nursing NUR MISC Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)

Question Answered step-by-step A 43-year-old man with severe depression is brought into the… A 43-year-old man with severe depression is brought into the emergency department after being found collapsed at home. His family states he had been recently despondent, and they had not heard from him for three days. On physical examination, he is unresponsive and tachypneic the with a respiratory rate of 41 breaths per minute despite a normal lung examination. His chest x-ray is unremarkable. And arterial blood gas shows a pH of 6.93, PA CO2 of 20, PaO2 of 100, and a HCO3 of 4 mEq/L. Serum electrolyte tests show an anion gap of 35.     Treating and correcting his Metabolic Acidosis would be first objective with Sodium Bicarbonate drip will maintaining his ABC check his blood sugar and investigate what substance or toxin did he take, am I going in the right direction? Health Science Science Nursing NUR MISC Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)