CICM SAQ 2010.1 Q24

CICM_SAQ

Questions A 33 year old female presented with high fever and abdominal pain. She has Gram negative bacteraemia and septic shock. The following is data from a blood gas analysis: 24.1.  List the acid-base abnormalities. 24.2.  What are the causes of elevated plasma lactate in sepsis? 24.3.  Name three (3) drugs (each from a different [...]

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A man is BIBA following a fire. He has an altered mental state and is hypotensive with a COHb of 21% and a lactate of 14 mmol/L. Can you keep him alive?