Table 1 Venous blood gas trends during initial resuscitation
From: Sodium bicarbonate and intubation in severe diabetic ketoacidosis: are we too quick to dismiss them?
| Â | On admission | After 1 h | After 2 h | After 4 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
pH | 6.654 | 6.674 | 6.93 | 7.11 |
PaCO2 (mmHg) | 15 | 30.4 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
HCO3- (mEq/L) | 1.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
Glucose (mg/dL) | Overload | Overload | 512 | 470 |
Lactate (mmol/L) | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
Na +  (mmol/L) | 135 (Corrected Na + 142 | 149 | 141 | 139 |
K + (mmol/L) | 7.41 | 3.49 | 3.16 | 3.29 |
Cl (mmol/L) | 96 | 111 | 108 | 115 |
Anion gap (mEq/L) | 30 | 37 | 30 | 20.8 |
Delta gap | 1.18 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 |