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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Start with the Anion ... an ABG by adding ... Metabolic Acidosis ... Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... #acidosis #alkalosis
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation
 • AG/non-AG Metabolic Acidosis
 • AG Acidosis "Delta/Delta"
 • Metabolic Alkalosis
/non-AG Metabolic ... AcidosisAG ... /Delta" • Metabolic ... Arterial #BloodGas #ABG ... Interpretation #diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Metabolic alkalosis ... Metabolic alkalosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG ... ) Analysis - Metabolic ... pCO2 ↑ - Metabolic ... Arterial #BloodGas #ABG ... Interpretation #AcidBase #Diagnosis
Blood Gas Analysis and Interpretation
STEPS TO ANALYSIS
1. Look at PH. Alkalotic or acidotic?
Alkalotic or acidotic ... Bicarb/BE/BD (metabolic ... respiratory or metabolic ... #BloodGas #ABG # ... #diagnosis
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Respiratory Acidosis
 • Respiratory Alkalosis
 • Metabolic Acidosis
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Acid-Base Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Metabolic Acidosis ... • Metabolic Alkalosis ... #acidosis #alkalosis
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... anion gap metabolic ... acidosis - anion ... gap metabolic acidosis ... #acidosis #alkalosis
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 ... #Acidosis #Alkalosis ... #Diagnosis
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Anion gap metabolic ... • Normal acid-base ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Metabolic and Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis - Diagnostic Algorithm

Anion gap - MUDPILES: 
 - Methanol (formic
Metabolic and Respiratory ... Acidosis and Alkalosis ... - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Anion gap - ... #Acidosis #Alkalosis