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Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Respiratory Acidosis
 • Respiratory Alkalosis
 • Metabolic Acidosis
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Acid-Base Disorders ... - Differential ... AlkalosisMetabolic ... Kfischer_10 #AcidBase ... #respiratory #metabolic
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Respiratory or Metabolic ... ABG And BMP Normal ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase ... #bloodgas #Acid
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid ... Start with the Anion ... an ABG by adding ... retention • Respiratory ... Ventilation • Respiratory
Acid Base Compensation - Directions - If all three variables (pH, HCO2, pCO2) move in the
Acid Base Compensation ... it is a primary respiratory ... #Diagnosis #Nephro ... #AcidBase #Acidosis ... #Alkalosis #Metabolic
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 ... MD @nickmmark #acidbase ... #metabolic #respiratory
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... - Differential ... Alkalosis (HCO3 ... Alkalosis (pCO2 ... < 35 mmHg) #AcidBase
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 ... do more work = ANION ... MSc @AmyChung #AcidBase ... #ABG #Interpretation
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
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Acid-Base Disorders ... Alkalosis A. ... Recovery from metabolic ... #acidbase #acidosis ... #alkalosis #differential
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Consumption of organic anions
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Demineralization
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Lactate, dissociated fatty acids, etc.
Metabolism
Ht consumptiont
cos-
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HPOT
HCO3
Hyperventilation
CO, output with expiration†
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Vomiting
Нуро-
kalemia
Нуро-
volemia
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HCO;
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ЗНСОз
Nat
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Na
Proximal tubules
Hypopara-thyroidism
Aldosteronet
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Liver failure
Urea
Distal nephron
NH4
Cys •-
Met
Consumption of organic anions ... dissociated fatty acids ... Metabolism Ht consumptiont ... Urea Distal nephron ... [HC03] >7.45 #Alkalosis