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Apart from addressing her ABCs in the primary survey, list three other steps in the management of this patient.
Review of old notes showed previous admissions with antifreeze poisoning.
ABG on 10L of oxygen:
Ph=7.16;
pco2= 1.44;
po2=22.6;
HCO3-=8.1;
Lactate=29;
Base excess= -24.7.
Blood results: Sodium=148; Potassium=5.1; Urea=1.1; Creatinine=63; Glucose=5.6; Chloride=108; Serum osmolality=338.
Calculate her anion gap and her osmolar gap. What are the normal ranges?
You suspect she is suffering from ethylene glycol poisoning. Give three clinical features of ethylene glycol poisoning. List two acids responsible for the metabolic acidosis.
What three medications which could be useful in the management of this lady? List three indications for haemodialysis in ethylene glycol poisoning.