Table 3.
Laboratory and blood gas analysis of patient 3
| Biochemical profile | On admission | After intravenous fluid resuscitation |
| Sodium (meq/L) | 136 | 136 |
| Potassium (meq/L) | 4 | 4.9 |
| Chloride (meq/L) | 97 | 100 |
| Bicarbonate (meq/L) | 20 | 12 |
| Serum glucose (meq/dL) | 408 | 387 |
| Albumin (G/L) | 3.9 | 4 |
| Phosphorus (meq/L) | – | – |
| Magnesium (meq/L) | 1.3 | – |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.64 | 0.68 |
| Urine ketones | Small | – |
| Blood gas pH (venous) | 7.58 | 7.29 |
| pCO2 (mm Hg) | 25 | 30 |
| pO2 (mm Hg) | 47 | 48 |
| Bicarbonate (mmol/L) | 23.4 | 16.1 |
| Corrected anion gap | 19 | 24 |
| Delta–Delta gap | 3 | 0 |