A 45-year-old man feels some crushing chest pain along with…
A 45-year-old man feels some crushing chest pain along with numbness in his left arm after shoveling snow. Three hours later, he collapses and is taken to the emergency room. As the admitting nurse, which of the following laboratory tests would you order that would be most useful in this situation?
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A 35-year-old female with AIDS was transported to the ER with a fever of 39o Celsius (102.2° Fahrenheit [N = 97 – 99o Fahrenheit]), and a three-week history of copious diarrhea. After reviewing her lab values and arterial blood gases, what is the most likely primary acid-base abnormality manifested by this patient?
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