Case Report
Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia and Cardiogenic Shock due to Scorpion Envenomation
Table 1
Laboratory tests on admission and 24 hours later.
| Laboratory tests | Admission | 24 hours | Normal range |
| Glycemia (mg/dL) | 418 | 136 | 65–99 | Potassium (mmol/L) | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.5–5.0 | Ionized calcium (mmol/L) | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.12–1.32 | Sodium (mmol/L) | 135 | 131 | 135–145 | Lactate (mmol/L) | 9.1 | 2.6 | 0.5–2.0 | Arterial pH | 7.32 | 7.43 | 7.35–7.45 | Base excess | −13.0 | −0.9 | −3.0 to +3.0 | Bicarbonate (mEq/L) | 12 |
22.8 | 25–35 | PCO2 (mm Hg) | 24 | 35 | 35–45 | PO2 (mm Hg) | 77 | 112 | 75–100 | PO2/FIO2 | 256 | 376 | >300 | Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 15.6 | 13.2 | 12.5–15.5 | White cell count (cell/mm3) | 35.300 | 16.500 | 3.500–10.500 | CK-MB (U/L) | 33 | 46 | <25 | Amylase (U/L) | 243 | 98 | <125 | Troponin I (mcg/L) | 2.22 | — | <0.01 |
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