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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 ... - anion gap metabolic ... #metabolic #respiratory ... #bloodgas #interpretation
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Metabolic Alkalosis ... tubular acidosis Anion ... indicated causes of anion ... and potassium acid ... #Metabolic #Alkalosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... - Blood Gas Interpretation ... for Blood Gas Interpretation ... Respiratory or Metabolic ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid
Metabolic and Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis - Diagnostic Algorithm

Anion gap - MUDPILES: 
 - Methanol (formic
Metabolic and Respiratory ... Acidosis and Alkalosis ... Methanol (formic acid ... glycol (-> oxalic acid ... #Respiratory #Metabolic
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis ... Algorithm - Urinary Chloride ... suction, Congenital chloride ... tubular acidosis • Anion ... poisoning • Normal acid-base
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 ... acidosis or an alkalosis ... do more work = ANION ... AcidBase #ABG #Interpretation
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid ... Start with the Anion ... Generally, for acid ... retention • Respiratory ... Ventilation • Respiratory
Acid Base Disorders Worksheet

Step 1: Gather the necessary data (Na+, CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2). Preferably, all
Acid Base Disorders ... is metabolic; If ... is respiratory ... a significant anion ... joshsteinbergMD #Acid
#ICUCard
RENAL
GFR
90-131
mL/min
((140-age)*Wt)/(72*Cr)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft)
CI Cr
90-131
mL/min
(CrU * volume)/CrS
Creatinine Clearance
FENa
0.0-1.0
%
((U/P Na)/(U/P Cr))*100
Fractional Excretion of Na+
Na req
mEq
(125-Na)*0.6*Wt
Required Sodium
FE Urea
- (Cl + НСО3) Anion ... (HCO3d-HCO3m) Metabolic ... Alkalosis ТНСО3 ... Alkalosis IPCO2 ... -2min Calcium chloride