Table 2.
Laboratory and blood gas analysis of patient 2
| Biochemical profile | On admission | After intravenous fluid resuscitation |
| Sodium (meq/L) | 130 | 140 |
| Potassium (meq/L) | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| Chloride (meq/L) | 88 | 105 |
| Bicarbonate (meq/L) | 21 | 16 |
| Serum glucose (meq/dL) | 695 | 337 |
| Albumin (G/L) | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| Phosphorus (meq/L) | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Magnesium (meq/L) | 2 | 1.9 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.26 | 1.05 |
| Urine ketones | Moderate | – |
| Blood gas pH (venous) | 7.45 | 7.32 |
| pCO2 (mm Hg) | 28 | 29 |
| pO2 (mm Hg) | 28 | 55 |
| Bicarbonate (mmol/L) | 18.2 | 13.9 |
| Corrected anion gap | 18 | 18 |
| Delta–Delta gap | 3 | -2 |