A 6-year old boy has been admitted to A&E. He presented unconscious and on examination was hyperventilating. The parents admitted that they had found him with an open bottle of antifreeze from the garage that they had been storing in a lemonade bottle. Biochemical results are as follows: Test Unit Result Reference range Sodium mM 134 135-145 Potassium mM 6.0 3.4-5.0 Chloride mM 93 98-107 Bicarbonate mM 10 24-32 Glucose mM 5.3 3.5-6.0 Arterial blood gas:       pH   7.2 7.35-7.45 PCO2 kPa 3.18 4.6-6.0 PO2 kPa 13.1 9.3-13.3

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A 6-year old boy has been admitted to A&E. He presented unconscious and on examination was hyperventilating. The parents admitted that they had found him with an open bottle of antifreeze from the garage that they had been storing in a lemonade bottle. Biochemical results are as follows:

Test

Unit

Result

Reference range

Sodium

mM

134

135-145

Potassium

mM

6.0

3.4-5.0

Chloride

mM

93

98-107

Bicarbonate

mM

10

24-32

Glucose

mM

5.3

3.5-6.0

Arterial blood gas:

     

pH

 

7.2

7.35-7.45

PCO2

kPa

3.18

4.6-6.0

PO2

kPa

13.1

9.3-13.3

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