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Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG ... Arterial #BloodGas #ABG ... Interpretation #AcidBase #Diagnosis ... #Compensation # ... acidosis #alkalosis
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
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Base Disorders - Evaluation ... Do you need an ABG ... approximates an ABG ... the appropriate compensation ... #acidosis #alkalosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
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Metabolic alkalosis ... metabolic acidosis ... Metabolic alkalosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Tachypnea - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Alkalemia:
 • Acute Respiratory Alkalosis
 • Chronic Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
Tachypnea - Evaluation ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Acidemic: • Metabolic ... Acidosis with Respiratory ... Compensation or
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) ... or an alkalosis ... AmyChung #AcidBase #ABG ... #Acidosis #Alkalosis ... #Diagnosis
Salicylate Poisoning - Toxicology

Acute toxicity = vomiting, tachypnea, tinnitus, diaphoresis, and lethargy. This may progress to
mixed respiratory alkalosis ... and metabolic acidosis ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Management
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
crusade against “Ab ... Metabolic Acidosis ... #criticalcare #management ... #diagnosis #treatment ... #pharmacology #