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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Anion gap? ... ABG And BMP Normal ... Acetazolamide Causes ... - Salicylates Causes ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase
Simple flowchart guide to interpreting arterial blood gases (ABGs). 

#abg #bloodgas #interpretation #algorithm #diagnosis
arterial blood gases ... (ABGs). ... #abg #bloodgas # ... interpretation #algorithm
Low Anion Gap - Various causes and mechanisms of a Low Anion Gap
 • Hypoalbuminemia (1gm
Low Anion Gap - ... Various causes and ... mechanisms of a Low ... paraprotein #Low ... #AnionGap #causes
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Start with the Anion ... 3) Now, look at ... Do you need an ABG ... Diagnosis: • Anion ... Ingestion • Non-Anion
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis - Gap and Non-Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Elevated Anion Gap
Causes of Metabolic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Elevated Anion ... H+) • Normal Anion ... #Causes
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Normal Anion-Gap ... NAGMA - Chem, ABG ... Anion Gap - UAG ... Calculate Urinary Anion ... • Serum K: low
Causes of Non-Gap Metabolic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Anion Gap (<14) (Loss of Bicarbonate) -
Causes of Non-Gap ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cell Problem - Low ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Causes of Metabolic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Elevated Anion ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Normal Acid-Base: Low ... Non-reabsorbable anions ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #potassium
Hypoalbuminemia and hypophosphatemia can mask an anion gap (particularly, low albumin states usually underestimate the anion
(particularly, low ... underestimate the anion ... estimate the normal anion ... the calculated anion ... Differential #Curbsiders #Causes