Sodium bicarbonate and intubation in severe diabetic ketoacidosis: are we too quick to dismiss them?

Table 2 Summary of investigations

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 6
WBC (× 1000/UL)	16.85	12.56	7.71	6.79	4.8
Hb (g/dL)	11.2	12.7	10.6	10.4	10.1
PLT (× 1000/UL)	253	221	100	66	154
S.Cr (mg/dL)	2.31	2.09	1.32	0.85	0.78
Na + (mmol/L)	140	157	151	146	145
K + (mmol/L)	4.6	4.7	3.2	4.0	3.5
CRP (mg/dL)	7.9	55	133	98	28
AST (U/L)	35		666	598	145
ALT (U/L)	18		185	279	124
Bilirubin (mg/dl)	0.1		0.6	1.0	1.2
Calcium (mg/dL)	10.7
INR		0.91	1.18
UFR	Pus cells-30–45 Red cells-5–6
Urine culture	Mixed bacterial growth
Blood culture	No growth
NCCT brain	Normal

WBC White cell count, Hb Haemoglobin, PLT platelet count, S.Cr serum creatinine, CRP C Reactive Protein, INR International Normalised Ratio, NCCT Non Contrast Computed Tomography, UFR Urine Full Report

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