I am not a nurse but I would love if you could help me please

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I am a 28 year old female. 4 days after I gave birth by emergency csection because of severe pre eclampsia and HELLP syndrome I developed a high fever and severe shortness of breath and all my muscles stiffening and seizing up. My husband called 911 and I went to the ER by ambulance. My heart rate was 230 when I was hooked up to a telemetry machine and showed SVT. I was given 6 mg of adenosine followed by 12 and another 12. All 3 times failed and my heart was still at 230. Meanwhile I still cant breathe and have no idea what is happening to me. I was given metroprolol which failed and Cardizem made me convert to a normal rhythm after several doses of it.. What would make the adenosine fail 3 times? Also in the lab work I had Low hemoglobin of 9.4m hemocrit at 28.2, MVC 89, platletts 85, neutrophil count 82%, DDimer 3531, CBC shows pancytopenia, low potassium of 3.1, calcium critical at 6.1, bicarb 19 with elevated anion gap, albumin 2.1 and total protein 4.8. I have NO idea what this means. I was in the hospital a few days only, and my blood cultures showed staph aureous, but one doctor said she thought maybe the cultures were contaminated ( my ob who did the csection said this). A nurse told my husband I almost died. Does anyone have any insite at all what happened to me?? Laying in the ER I really thought I was going to die. What does all that lab work mean? I was never given any answers except that the bacteria was in my blood culture. I would really appreciate some help thank you.

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Specializes in Critical Care.

We can't give medical advice on here. So the best thing you can do is go ask your doctor and he can interpret those results for you. Sorry.

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Thanks but I dont want advice. I just want to figure out what all that info means, like the levels and such. Can you even explain that?

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Your best option is to speak with a Doctor at your clinic so that they can go over the meds you were given, the results of your bloodwork and procedures that were performed.

We can't give medical advice here due to Terms of Service.

Best of luck to you.

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Specializes in RETIRED Cath Lab/Cardiology/Radiology.

Agree with the previous posters.

It is always best to review one's records with a Primary Care Practitioner in person, for clarification.

I hope you find the answers you seek.

closing this now.

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