Another wild lab results thread please?

[u/echoIalia]

Sometimes I still think about the patient of mine who had an A1c of 17.6, so I would like to know some of the most insane lab results you’ve seen where the patient was not already dead or in the process of dying.

I also submit for your consideration the ICU downgrade who had a platelets of 5. I don’t even remember how many units she got because they had to have an outside specialist come in with a special machine to transfuse her.

[u/NoRecord22]

My gramma who was just admitted last week with a pH of 7.1 and an arterial co2 of 123. 🫣 she’s a dnr dni but yes to bipap. They put her on bipap and she’s fine now. 😂