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PLACO Mnemonic - Approach to Acid-Base Disorders
P - Determine the pH
L - Labs: PCO2 & HCO3
A
A - Calculate Anion ... jadav_md #PLACO #AcidBase
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acidosis - non anion ... metabolic acidosis - anion ... MD @nickmmark #acidbase
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Anion gap? ... Delta-delta: Anion ... 2 Corrected Anion ... Causes of High Anion ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase
Toxidromes Summary Table
Heart Rate - Respiratory Rate - Blood Pressure - Mental Status - Skin -
Toxidromes Summary Table ... Cholinergic • Ion ... Channel (BB) • Ion ... Toxidromes #comparison #table
Unmeasured Anions Associated with an Elevated Anion Gap and Metabolic Acidosis

#Unmeasured #Anions #Gap #Metabolic #Acidosis #Diagnosis
with an Elevated Anion ... Diagnosis #Nephrology #Table
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Common Patterns on Urinalysis
 - Prerenal
 - ATN
 - AIN
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Prerenal - ATN - AIN ... Urinalysis #diagnosis #table
Underlying causes of PEA arrest: H’s and T’s 

Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion (acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia, Hypothermia
Toxins, Tamponade,
Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
that has a normal anion ... RenalTubularAcidosis #Features #Table
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion
Alcoholic ketoacidosis - Methanol - Ethylene glycol - Isopropyl Alcohol
 • Metabolic Acidosis
 •
Osmolar Gap • Anion ... toxicology #comparison #table
Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
from the field Table ... EBM #Diagnosis #POCUS