Table 1.
Laboratory findings and vital signs
| Arrival | +1 hour Presyncope |
+1.5 hours Extreme pallor |
+2 hours After two RA boluses |
+7 hours Observation |
+24 hours Observation |
+27 hours Discharge |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR (acts per minute) | 38 | 28 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 28 | |
| HR (beats per minute) | 102 | 140 | 140 | 125 | 140 | 87 | 96 |
| BP (mmHg) | 110/75 | 110/80 | 90/40 | 87/33 | 100/40 | 109/59 | 116/72 |
| O2 sat (%) | 94 | 98 | 84 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 97 |
| Temperature (°C) | 37.1 | 36.8 | |||||
| pH | 7.41 (a) | 7.33 (v) | 7.32 (v) | 7.38 (a) | 7.39 (a) | 7.44 (v) | |
| FiO2 | Room air | Room air | Room air | 0.3 Venturi | Room air | Room air | Room air |
| pO2 (mmHg) | 66 | 52 | 57 | 63 | 89 | 52 | |
| pCO2 (mmHg) | 34 | 35 | 33 | 25 | 29 | 35 | |
| HCO3− (mmol/L) | 21.6 | 18.8 | 17.4 | 15.2 | 17.9 | 24.2 | |
| BE (mmol/L) | − 2.3 | − 6.2 | − 7.7 | − 8.3 | − 5.7 | + 0.4 | |
| Lactate (mmol/L) | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 2.3 | 0.7 | |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 103 | 213 | 218 | 222 | 123 | 90 | |
| K+ (mEq/L) | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | ||
| Na+ (mEq/L) | 141 | 141 | 141 | 138 | 143 | ||
| Cl− (mEq/L) | 105 | 109 | 112 | 112 | 109 | ||
| Hb (g/dL) | 15.2 | 13 | 12.1 | 12.8 | 13.9 | 12.9 | |
| Leukocyte 109/L | 6.58 | ||||||
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.65 | ||||||
| Urea (mg/dL) | 35 | ||||||
| BUN (mg/dL) | 16.33 | ||||||
| CRP (mg/dL) | 0.32 | ||||||
| AST–ALT (U/L) | 24–19 | ||||||
| Troponin-T (ng/mL) | < 0.03 |
Empty spaces mean that data are not available
RR respiratory rate; HR heart rate; BP blood pressure; O2 sat oxygen saturation; RA Ringer’s acetate; v venous; a arterial; FiO2 fraction of inspired oxygen; pO2 oxygen tension; pCO2 carbon dioxide tension; HCO3− bicarbonate concentration; BE base excess, BUN blood urea nitrogen; CRP C-reactive protein