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Table 1 Laboratory findings and vital signs

From: Severe lactic acidosis and persistent diastolic hypotension following standard dose of intermittent nebulized salbutamol in a child: a case report

 

Arrival

+1 hour

Presyncope

+1.5 hours

Extreme pallor

+2 hours

After two RA boluses

+7 hours

Observation

+24 hours

Observation

+27 hours

Discharge

RR (acts per minute)

38

28

30

24

 

22

28

HR (beats per minute)

102

140

140

125

140

87

96

BP (mmHg)

110/75

110/80

90/40

87/33

100/40

109/59

116/72

O2 sat (%)

94

98

84

100

98

98

97

Temperature (°C)

37.1

     

36.8

pH

7.41 (a)

7.33 (v)

7.32 (v)

7.38 (a)

7.39 (a)

 

7.44 (v)

FiO2

Room air

Room air

Room air

0.3 Venturi

Room air

Room air

Room air

pO2 (mmHg)

66

52

57

63

89

 

52

pCO2 (mmHg)

34

35

33

25

29

 

35

HCO3 (mmol/L)

21.6

18.8

17.4

15.2

17.9

 

24.2

BE (mmol/L)

− 2.3

− 6.2

− 7.7

− 8.3

− 5.7

 

+ 0.4

Lactate (mmol/L)

3.9

5.3

5.3

8.1

2.3

 

0.7

Glucose (mg/dL)

103

213

218

222

123

 

90

K+ (mEq/L)

4.2

2.6

2.9

 

4.1

 

3.5

Na+ (mEq/L)

141

141

141

 

138

 

143

Cl (mEq/L)

105

109

112

 

112

 

109

Hb (g/dL)

15.2

13

12.1

12.8

13.9

 

12.9

Leukocyte 109/L

6.58

      

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.65

      

Urea (mg/dL)

35

      

BUN (mg/dL)

16.33

      

CRP (mg/dL)

0.32

      

AST–ALT (U/L)

24–19

      

Troponin-T (ng/mL)

  

< 0.03

    
  1. Empty spaces mean that data are not available
  2. RR respiratory rate; HR heart rate; BP blood pressure; O2 sat oxygen saturation; RA Ringer’s acetate; v venous; a arterial; FiO2 fraction of inspired oxygen; pO2 oxygen tension; pCO2 carbon dioxide tension; HCO3 bicarbonate concentration; BE base excess, BUN blood urea nitrogen; CRP C-reactive protein