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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid ... Base Disorders ... Anion Gap (AG). 2) ... #Base #Disorders ... #Evaluation #workup
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... 2. ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid ... #Base #Gas #VBG
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Hypokalemia - Differential ... the existence of hypertension ... Renal tubular acidosis ... (type 1 of 2), ... , glycyrrhizic acid
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... Stage 2 hypertension ... Neurologic disorders ... #Workup #causes ... #Differential #
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
, Gitelman syndrome ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypertension ... poisoning Normal acid-base ... and potassium acid ... #differential #