A 29 year old woman is brought in to your emergency department by a friend after being found in an agitated state. She refuses all assessment except for an arterial blood gas and electrolytes on room air.
a. Provide two (2) calculations to help you to interpret these results.
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Derived value 1:
Derived value 2:
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b. Assuming a sole ingestant, state the MOST LIKELY toxic agent involved.
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c. What is your risk assessment for this patient based on these blood results? Provide one (1) justification for your assessment.
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Risk assessment:
Justification:
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d. List five (5) medications that you may use to stabilise this patient (not to include medications for rapid sequence induction). Include starting doses for each medication.
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