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51showing that his alcohol dependency could be
starting to damage his live. This is confirmed
by the patient’s fatty liver seen on his
abdominal CT.
This test was ordered because the doctor’s
were concerned about the patient’s
hemodynamic issues on his sedation vacation
11 – 35
An ammonia test measures the amount of
and wanted to rule out possible liver damage
Ammonia
< 9 (L)
µmol/L
ammonia in the blood (Chabner, 2011).
causing continued encephalopathy. They
thought this because patient has been sedated
for awhile and should be beginning to
recovery from withdrawal syndrome.
Toxicology
This test showed the amount of alcohol in the
This tests the amount of alcohol in the
2/12:
2/13: 32
2/15:
patient’s blood stream upon his admission to
Serum
0
patient’s blood.
145 (H)
(H)
negative
Ethanol
the hospital.
References:
Chabner, D. (2011). The language of medicine (9th ed.). Saint Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier.
Ballard, H.S. (1997). The hematological complication of alcoholism. Alcohol Health & Research World 21(1). Retrieved from
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