Ward Not stated D.O.B/Age 10/06/1958 Consultant Urine sodium 224 mmol/L Request form: hyponatraemia Many patients present due to manifestations of other medical comorbidities, with hyponatremia being recognized only secondarily. Many medical illnesses, such as chronic heart failure, liver failure, renal failure, or pneumonia, may be associated with hyponatremia. Patients usually […]
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Ward Surgical ICU D.O.B/Age 17/04/1994 Consultant Potassium: 6.1 H mmol/L [3.5 – 5.1] No diagnosis on request form, unable to get hold of clinician. Potassium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is a sample tube anticoagulant used for many laboratory analyses. Gross potassium EDTA contamination of blood samples is easily recognised by marked […]
Ward Paeditric ICU D.O.B/Age 11/03/2020 Consultant Prof G. vd Watt Elevated propionic acid in the urine organic acid profile. Fever with LRTI. ?COVID Normal birth with no antenatal problems #RVD exposed Now: #FTT #LRTI. ?COVID The patient presented with fever and LRTI which resolved after 3 -4 days of antibiotics. […]