scholarly journals Severe Hypertriglyceridaemia Leading to Factitious Hypobicarbonataemia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasmit Roy ◽  
Mohammed Ashraf ◽  
Satbyul Sophia Kang ◽  
Raul Ayala ◽  
Sreedhar Adapa
Keyword(s):  
Laboratory Finding ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Blood Gas Analysis ◽  
Blood Chemistry ◽  
Gas Analysis ◽  
Arterial Blood Gas ◽  
Large Molecules ◽  
Arterial Blood ◽  
Lipid Panel ◽  
Arterial Blood Gas Analysis

Anion gap metabolic acidosis is a laboratory finding commonly encountered in patients with sepsis, diabetic ketoacidosis, acute kidney injury and toxic alcohol ingestion. Serum blood chemistry assessment detects this abnormality. However, this can be falsely low in situations of high triglyceride levels due to lipid interference with measurement of the bicarbonate levels and through volume displacement by these large molecules. Arterial blood gas analysis and a lipid panel are required to confirm accurate bicarbonate levels. Clinicians handling acid-base disorders in hospitalized patients need to be aware of this spurious laboratory value to avoid unnecessary tests and to determine accurate total bicarbonate levels.

scholarly journals Electrocardiographic features of hyperkalemia during acute kidney injury in a patient with pacemaker

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 145
Author(s):  
Alfonso Sforza ◽  
Federica De Pisapia ◽  
Giuliano De Stefano ◽  
Antonio Gaspardini ◽  
Maria Immacolata Arnone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Activity ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Blood Gas Analysis ◽  
Sine Wave ◽  
Gas Analysis ◽  
Acute Confusional State ◽  
Arterial Blood Gas ◽  
Arterial Blood ◽  
Arterial Blood Gas Analysis ◽  
History Of

We describe a case of a 79-year-old man with pacemaker who presented to the Emergency Department due to asthenia and acute confusional state. He had a history of atrial fibrillation, anemia and colostomy and he was on treatment with diuretics. The electrocardiogram (ECG) showed pacemaker-induced ventricular activity, QRS complexes excessively wide with sine-wave appearance, tall and peaked T waves, without electrically evident atrial activity. Potassium concentration on arterial blood gas analysis was 8.8 mmol/L. ECG abnormalities disappeared after therapy with calcium chloride and spontaneous cardiac activity reappeared.

scholarly journals The Predicitive Value of Arterial Blood Gas Analysis and Radiologic Scores in ARDS

1985 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-118
Author(s):  
Seong Gyu Hwang ◽  
Su Taik Uh ◽  
Byung Soo Ahn ◽  
Dong Cheul Han ◽  
Choon Sik Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Gas Analysis ◽  
Gas Analysis ◽  
Blood Gas ◽  
Arterial Blood Gas ◽  
Arterial Blood ◽  
Arterial Blood Gas Analysis

scholarly journals Usefulness of Clinical Prediction Rules, D-dimer, and Arterial Blood Gas Analysis to Predict Pulmonary Embolism in Cancer Patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-153
Author(s):  
Asifa Karamat ◽  
Shazia Awan ◽  
Muhammad Ghazanfar Hussain ◽  
Fahad Al Hameed ◽  
Faheem Butt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Blood Gas Analysis ◽  
Gas Analysis ◽  
Blood Gas ◽  
Clinical Prediction ◽  
Prediction Rules ◽  
Arterial Blood Gas ◽  
Arterial Blood ◽  
Arterial Blood Gas Analysis ◽  
D Dimer
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