17 days at the VA – Day 8

22 Nov
2009

Relatively easy day – just the resident, 1 intern and me rounding on 6 patients.  We had an interesting acid-base puzzle.  The patient is in his 50s and has known hep C positivity (possible cirrhosis) and recent nephrotic syndrome.  How do you dissect information just from his electrolyte panel.  One other hint – his albumin is 2.2.

 

Electrolyte panel
Na 141 Cl 108 BUN 67
K 4.1 HCO3 18 creat 7.9
Blood Sugar 90

 

 

 

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