…Question Appropriate sample : : Metabolic acidosis or alkalosis in a haemodynamically stable patient A venous blood gas is often sufficient as the first sample Precise pCO₂…

…Hypocalcaemia , symptomatic. Alkalosis increases the binding of calcium to albumin and lowers ionised calcium further; risk of tetany and seizures. Anuria or established renal failure…

…ASCVD) than the general population. The evidence for premature atherosclerosis is particularly strong in RA and SLE. Ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody associated…

…Ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation and torsade de pointes. Hypocalcemia Causes of hypocalcemia Acute pancreatitis, pancreas surgery, alkalosis (hyperventilation), rhabdomyolysis, septicemia (sepsis), osteolytic cancer metastases, abnormal…

…rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis MACOCHA is validated for the intensive care patient and totals 12 points: Mallampati III–IV (5 points), obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome…

…the underlying cause. Hypocalcemi Hypocalcemia may arise from various causes, including acute pancreatitis, alkalosis due to hyperventilation, rhabdomyolysis (particularly the initial phase), sepsis, malignancies with…