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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Laboratory testing should be ordered to rule out hyperkalemia, hypoxia and acidosis (ABG), | Laboratory testing should be ordered to rule out hyperkalemia, hypoxia and acidosis (ABG), exsanguination (hematocrit). | ||
==Laboratory Findings== | ==Laboratory Findings== | ||
*[[Hyperkalemia]] should be ruled out | *[[Hyperkalemia]] should be ruled out<ref name="pmid30020721">{{cite journal |vauthors=Oliver TI, Sadiq U, Grossman SA |title= |journal= |volume= |issue= |pages= |date= |pmid=30020721 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*A stat arterial blood gas will provide information regarding the presence of [[hypoxia]] and [[acidosis]] | *A stat arterial blood gas will provide information regarding the presence of [[hypoxia]] and [[acidosis]] | ||
*A stat [[hematocrit]] can also be checked on the [[arterial blood gas]] to evaluate the patient for [[exsanguination]] | *A stat [[hematocrit]] can also be checked on the [[arterial blood gas]] to evaluate the patient for [[exsanguination]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Laboratory testing should be ordered to rule out hyperkalemia, hypoxia and acidosis (ABG), exsanguination (hematocrit).
Laboratory Findings
- Hyperkalemia should be ruled out[1]
- A stat arterial blood gas will provide information regarding the presence of hypoxia and acidosis
- A stat hematocrit can also be checked on the arterial blood gas to evaluate the patient for exsanguination