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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid ... Do you need an ABG ... an ABG by adding ... retention • Respiratory ... Ventilation • Respiratory
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Respiratory or Metabolic ... Differentials? ... #AcidBase #disorders ... #bloodgas #Acid
Summary of metabolic compensation for respiratory acid-base disorders
#Diagnosis #Nephro #Respiratory #Acidosis #Alkalosis #Metabolic #Compensation #Formulas #Curbsiders
Summary of metabolic ... acid-base disorders ... #Diagnosis #Nephro ... #Respiratory #Acidosis ... #Alkalosis #Metabolic
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Respiratory Acidosis
 • Respiratory Alkalosis
 • Metabolic Acidosis
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Acid-Base Disorders ... - Differential ... AlkalosisMetabolic ... #Base #Disorders ... #respiratory #metabolic
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... - Differential ... Alkalosis (HCO3 ... Alkalosis (pCO2 ... #Differential #
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 ... acidosis or an alkalosis ... do more work = ANION ... AmyChung #AcidBase #ABG
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
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... alkalosis - Fistulas ... - Gitelman SIGNS ... extracellular anion ... #Differential #
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
Ketosis Disorders ... accompanied by an anion ... consequence of fatty acid ... (FA) metabolism ... #ketones #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-
РО}-
HPOT
HCO3
Hyperventilation
CO, output with expiration†
6
Vomiting
Нуро-
kalemia
Нуро-
volemia
H
HCO;
4
ЗНСОз
Nat
5
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