Case Report
Acetazolamide Intoxication in an Elderly Patient with Diabetes and Chronic Renal Failure after Cataract Surgery
Table 1
Laboratory values at baseline (before surgery) and at ICU admission.
| Variable | Baseline | ICU admission | Normal range |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 137 | 137 | 135–145 | Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.5–5.5 | Calcium (mg/dL) | 9.4 | 8.3 | 8.5–10.2 | Chloride (mEq/L) | — | 106 | 98–107 | Phosphate (mg/dL) | 4.2 | 4.3 | 2.5–4.5 | Creatinine (mg/dL) | 2.1 | 4.8 | 0.5–1.1 | Urea (mg/mL) | 111 | 275 | 16–48 | pH | — | 7.23 | 7.35–7.45 | Bicarbonate (mmol/L) | — | 10.9 | 22–26 | Total CO2 (mmol/L) | — | 11.8 | 23–27 | Anion gap (mEq/L) | — | 18.5 | 10–20 |
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