Lab Case 276 | Emergucate

A 40 year old male is brought to ED by police. He has been found acting erratically at the shops.

Below is the patients VBG

pH 7.70                                               Na 142 mmol/l

pCO2 15.8 mmHg                               K 3.0 mmol/l

HCO3 20 mmol/l                                 Cl 109 mmol/l

B/E 2.7                                                Glucose 5.7 mmol/l

Lactate 2.9 mmol/l

Describe and Interpret the VBG