Derangement | Serum |
---|---|
Hyponatraemia | <110 mmol/l |
Hypernatraemia | >160 mmol/l |
Hypercalcaemia | >3.4 mmol/l |
Hypercapnia | >9 kPa |
Hypoglycaemia | <2.2 mmol/l |
Hyperglycaemia | >50 mmol/l |
Reprinted with permission from Wijdicks EFM. Catastrophic neurologic disorders in the emergency department. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.
↵* Sudden decline in value is obligatory.