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A 45-year-old alcoholic male patient was admitted to hospital for 2 weeks. He was being treated for pyogenic lung abscess. He seemed to be improving, but became unwell again. A blood gas analysis showed pH 7.31, PaCO 230 mmHg, PaO 2106 mmHg (0.3 FiO 2), HCO 3 −14 mmol/L, standard base excess (SBE) 15 mmol/L, Na +131 mmol/L, K +5 mmol/L, Cl −96 mmol/L, osmolar gap 8 mmol/kg, lactate 2 mmol/L, and albumin 3 g/dL.
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Pandit, R., Pundpal, G.S. (2020). Arterial Blood Gases. In: Chawla, R., Todi, S. (eds) ICU Protocols. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0902-5_4
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