Please interpret the meaning of the lab values below for thepreterm infant. What do they indicate and explain your reasoning.What should be done to correct the problem?
Preterm Infant, male, 19 day old, former 29 week infant. He isnow corrected to 31 weeks and 4 days.
Growth
birth weight: 1340g current weight: 1490g
birth length 29cm current length 40cm
birth head: 26cm current head: 27.5cm
Has RDS, apnea/bradycardia episodes.
Has PDA that has not been managed medically
Nutrition: breast milk fortified 24 kcal/oz with human milkfortifier Receives 24 ml q 3 hours. 105 kcals/kg of current weight,3.1 g/kg of protein and 130 ml/kg/day.
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BASIC METABOLIC PACKAGE REFERENCE UNITS TEST RES ULT REFERENCE UNITS Conventi SI TEST RESULT Conventio SI 67 Glu 40-80 mgdl 3.8-6.1 mmol/L Na 138 mEq/L 136-145 mEq/L 136-145 mmol/L 10-24 BUN 22 mg/d 1 2.1-7.1 mmol/L K 6.0 mEq/L mg/dl 3.5-5 mEq/L 3.5-5 mmol/L 0.9 mg/d Cr 0.7-1.2 mg/dl 80-115 umol/dl CI 102mEq/ L 98-107 mEq/L 98-107 mmol/L Ca 10.7 mg/d | 8.7-9.8 mg/dl 2.20- 2.60 mmol/L Phos 6.4 mEq/L 1.8-2.6 mEq/L 136-145 mmol/L Triglyid 109 mg/d 1 33-135 mg/dl Alk Phos 207 IU/L 145-320 IU/L es
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