20. A patient is brought into the emergency department in a disorientated state. You smell ketones on his breath and suspect he may be in diabetic ketoacidosis. From lab results you find that his blood [CO₂] = 1.2 mM and his blood pH = 7.0. Calculate his blood [HCO3-]. (PK for [HCO3-]/[CO₂]) = 6.1).
20. A patient is brought into the emergency department in a disorientated state. You smell ketones on his breath and suspect he may be in diabetic ketoacidosis. From lab results you find that his blood [CO₂] = 1.2 mM and his blood pH = 7.0. Calculate his blood [HCO3-]. (PK for [HCO3-]/[CO₂]) = 6.1).
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