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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
and Differential Diagnosis ... Start with the Anion ... Differential Diagnosis ... : • Anion Gap ... Ingestion • Non-Anion
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... Acidosis - non anion ... metabolic acidosis - anion ... workup #algorithm #diagnosis ... #acidosis #alkalosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... ↑ ↑ Metabolic alkalosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... tubular acidosis • Anion ... • Normal acid-base ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders Worksheet

Step 1: Gather the necessary data (Na+, CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2). Preferably, all
Acid Base Disorders ... a significant anion ... Step 7: Make the diagnoses ... joshsteinbergMD #Acid #Base ... Disorders #Worksheet #diagnosis
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Metabolic Alkalosis ... tubular acidosis Anion ... poisoning Normal acid-base ... indicated causes of anion ... #differential #diagnosis
Gitelman Syndrome Pathophysiology
Gitelman Syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive salt-losing tubulopathy with a prevalence of 1-
Gitelman Syndrome Pathophysiology ... to be higher in Asians ... Hypokalemia Metabolic alkalosis ... Gitelman #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Interpretation and Acid-Base ... acidosis or an alkalosis ... do more work = ANION ... Metabolic #Acidosis #Alkalosis ... #Diagnosis
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
onto lateral hip Signs ... Changes • Non-union ... Fractures #msk #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
at vegetation base ... pathognomonic signs ... is required for diagnosis ... NBTE #Marantic #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology