A 49-year-old woman presents by ambulance with moderately severe thoracic back pain. Selected serum biochemistry is shown below.
| Test |
Result |
Reference range |
| Sodium |
140 mmol/L |
135-145 |
| Potassium |
5.0 mmol/L |
3.5-5.0 |
| Urea |
28.2 mmol/L |
2.5-6.4 |
| Creatinine |
0.13 mmol/L |
0.05-0.1 |
| Calcium |
5.5 mmol/L |
2.1-2.8 |
| Albumin |
30 g/L |
35-50 |
| ALP |
150 IU/L |
0-120 |
| GGT |
115 IU/L |
<50 |
| ALT |
152 IU/L |
<55 |
| AST |
125 IU/L |
0-50 |
| Total bilirubin |
15 micromol/L |
0-19 |
| Total protein |
61 g/L |
60-82 |
List five (5) indications for thoracic-spine x-rays in this patient.
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Provide one (1) calculation that assists interpretation of these results.
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/ 1
State a likely unifying explanation for these results in this clinical context. Include three (3) points.
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/ 3
List three (3) key steps in the specific treatment of her biochemical state.
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