Author: David Frazer / Editor: Yasmin Sultan / Reviewer: David Frazer / Codes: / Published: 02/03/2023
A 23-year-old woman is rushed into Resus following a collapse in a local night club. Her SaO2 is 85% despite 15L Oxygen via a Non-rebreathing mask. She appears cyanosed but states she feels well and would like to go home.
Her arterial blood gas shows:
- pH 7.42
- pCO2 4.2 KPa
- pO2 32.7 KPa
- Bicarb 23.5 mmol/L
- SaO2 86%
- Hb 14.3 g/dL
- HbMet 18% HbCO 1%
