4 results
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
- Contraction alkalosis ... - non anion gap ... - anion gap metabolic ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup ... #alkalosis #metabolic
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Start with the Anion ... or alkalotic than ... Diagnosis: • Anion ... Ingestion • Non-Anion ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
or an alkalosis ... concomitant respiratory alkalosis ... need to do more work ... = ANION GAP - ... #Alkalosis #Diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... hypertension and signs ... and metabolic alkalosis ... renal bruit or signs ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic