Question: A 45-year-old Woman With A History Of Inhalant Abuse Presents To The Emergency Room Complaining Of Dyspnea. She Has An SpO2 Of 99% On Room Air And Is Obviously Tachypneic On Exam With What Appears To Be Kussmaul’s Respirations. A Room Air Arterial Blood Gas Is Performed And Reveals: PH 6.95, PCO2 19 MmHg, PO2 128 MmHg, HCO3 2 MEq/L A Chemistry Panel …

A 45-year-old woman with a history of inhalant abuse presents to the emergency room complaining of dyspnea. She has an SpO2 of 99% on room air and is obviously tachypneic on exam with what appears to be Kussmaul’s respirations. A room air arterial blood gas is performed and reveals: pH 6.95, PCO2 19 mmHg, PO2 128 mmHg, HCO3 2 mEq/L A chemistry panel also revealed: Sodium = 130 mmol/L Chloride = 98 mmol/L HCO3 = 2 mEq/L D Question 59 1 pts Please write out Winters’ Formula.