Major Assessment Unit
 
SE/B06/19: Low in so many ways!
 
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1. What do these gases show?

2. Calculate the anion gap.

3. What are the possible causes of a raised anion gap?

4. How would you manage the hyperkalaemia?

5. What further treatment is going to be necessary?

6. What might be the underlying cause of her situation?