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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid ... Start with the Anion ... Do you need an ABG ... an ABG by adding ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... asthma, ↓ Drive, Medications ... Acidosis - non anion ... metabolic acidosis - anion ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup
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 ... need to do more work ... = ANION GAP - ... AmyChung #AcidBase #ABG
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and metabolic alkalosis ... renal bruit or signs ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #indications