53 year old woman with unexplained dyspnea
ABG:PH 7.61 HCO3:14 PCO2:22
PO2 and oxygen saturation: normal
CTPE : normal
Echo and ECG: normal
CT chest: normal
Kidney function: normal
What's the possible explanation?
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Thank you for the interaction, combined respiratory alkalosis (predominant) and metabolic acidosis (bicarb 14). Hyperventilation alone does not explain the metabolic acidosis. Salicylate toxicity is a possibility. Do you have an anion gap?