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Arterial blood gas analysis before and after stopping salbutamol. The patient's clinical condition and blood gases improved dramatically after cessation of salbutamol. ABGs after 11 hours and 48 hours post-withdrawal of salbutamol are shown. |
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| Time/Date |
pH |
PaCO2 |
PaO2 |
HCO3 |
BE |
Lactate |
PEFR |
Symptoms/Treatment |
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| 11/1/06 21.20 hrs |
7.39 |
3.03 KPa |
20.5 KPa |
13.6 mmol/l |
-11 mmol/l |
14.6 mmol/l |
230 L/min |
Minimal wheeze, SOB+ Reduced dose of Salbutamol |
| 11/1/06 24.00 hrs |
7.32 |
3.01 KPa |
18.6 KPa |
11.7 mmol/l |
-14 mmol/l |
11.06 mmol/l |
240 L/min |
No wheeze, hyperventilation+ |
| 12/1/06 3.00 hrs |
7.28 |
2.29 KPa |
11.4 KPa |
8.3 mmol/l |
-19 mmol/l |
15.2 mmol/l |
230 L/min |
SOB+++, hyperventilation |
| 12/1/06 7.00 hrs |
7.3 |
2.13 KPa |
13.8 KPa |
8.0 mmol/l |
-18 mmol/l |
10.09 mmol/l |
300 L/min |
Minimal wheeze Nebulised salbutamol discontinued |
| 12/1/06 23.00 hrs |
7.43 |
3.46 KPa |
12.3 KPa |
17.6 mmol/l |
-7 mmol/l |
6.3 mmol/l |
300 L/min |
No wheeze Continued improvement |
| 14/1/06 10.00 hrs |
7.53 |
3.39 KPa |
9.6 KPa |
21.0 mmol/l |
-2 mmol/l |
1.1 mmol/l |
320 L/min |
Discharged to ward. |
Veenith and Pearce International Archives of Medicine 2008 1:3 doi:10.1186/1755-7682-1-3 |
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