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Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Respiratory Acidosis
 • Respiratory Alkalosis
 • Metabolic Acidosis
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Acid-Base Disorders - Differential ... Acidosis • Respiratory ... Alkalosis • Metabolic ... Kfischer_10 #AcidBase ... Disorders #nephrology #differential
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Respiratory Acidosis ... CO2 production Respiratory ... Acidosis - non anion ... metabolic acidosis - anion ... MD @nickmmark #acidbase
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential ... HCO3 12:10 • Respiratory ... • Metabolic Alkalosis ... Alkalosis (pCO2 ... < 35 mmHg) #AcidBase
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Respiratory or Metabolic ... Differentials? ... acidosis Step 5 - Differential ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
acidosis or an alkalosis ... alkalosis **If ... do more work = ANION ... MSc @AmyChung #AcidBase ... Metabolic #Acidosis #Alkalosis
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Evaluation and Differential ... Start with the Anion ... : • Anion Gap ... retention • Respiratory ... Ventilation • Respiratory
Acid Base Disorders Worksheet

Step 1: Gather the necessary data (Na+, CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2). Preferably, all
is respiratory ... patient's acidosis is respiratory ... a significant anion ... diagnoses using the differentials ... Worksheet #diagnosis #differential
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... of Respiratory ... Acid-Base Disorders Alkalosis ... #acidbase #acidosis ... #alkalosis #differential