Table 1

Summary table of pertinent blood gas and electrolyte investigations taken in the emergency department

S/N	Time taken	Test type	Results
			pH	pCO₂	HCO₃⁻	Na⁺		Cl⁻	K⁺	Base excess
			pH	pCO₂	HCO₃⁻	Measured	Corrected for glucose33	Cl⁻	K⁺	Base excess
1	At presentation	POCT	6.8	22.1	4.5	126	133	112	6.0	−29.1
2	At presentation	Electrolytes Laboratory Panel	–	–	4.0	137	144	96	3.6	–
3	30 min after	POCT	6.9	<15	5.2	130	137	112	3.0	−27.9