Elevated Lactate in Asthmatics

You’re treating an asthmatic 22-year-old.  You give 5 back-to-back nebs, steroids and mag.  When you reassess, she’s moving air better with minimal wheezing, but more tachypneic.  Additionally, her lactate has climbed from 2 to 6.8 in 2 hou…

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