6 results
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... Acidosis - non anion ... metabolic acidosis - anion ... workup #algorithm #diagnosis ... respiratory #bloodgas #interpretation
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... #Diagnosis #Summary ... #Nephrology #ABG ... #bloodgas #Acid ... #Base #Gas #VBG
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
- Gitelman SIGNS ... secretion • Acid-base ... extracellular anion ... components of acid-base ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
tubular acidosis Anion ... poisoning Normal acid-base ... and potassium acid ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology ... #differential #diagnosis
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation ... and Acid-Base Pathology ... do more work = ANION ... AcidBase #ABG #Interpretation ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Hypokalemia
I. Decreased intake
   A. Starvation
   B. Clay ingestion
II. Redistribution into
Acid-base ... Metabolic alkalosis ... nonreabsorbed anions ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Low #Potassium #Classification