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ABG Case 6

A 99-year-old female has just come back from theatre for a hemiarthroplasty of her left fractured neck of femur. The nurse calls you to review her, as her respiratory rate is low. You decide to take an ABG as part of your investigations.

Please interpret the following ABG and suggest a clinical context for this scenario.

                    

pH 7.32 pCO2 6.9 pO2 9.3 HCO3 25 Na 138 Cl- 98 SaO2 90% Lactate 0.5 Base Excess 0.3

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