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Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Base and Blood Gas ... Vomiting D - Diarrhea ... acidbase #workup #algorithm ... #diagnosis #acidosis ... #respiratory #bloodgas
Tachypnea - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Alkalemia:
 • Acute Respiratory Alkalosis
 • Chronic Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
Tachypnea - Evaluation ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Alkalemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Pulmonary
Metabolic and Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis - Diagnostic Algorithm

Anion gap - MUDPILES: 
 - Methanol (formic
Metabolic and Respiratory ... Acidosis and Alkalosis ... - Diagnostic Algorithm ... acidosis - Diarrhea ... #Acidosis #Alkalosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Differential Diagnosis ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... Nephrology #ABG #bloodgas
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Base Disorders - Evaluation ... delta/delta) to see ... retention • Respiratory ... Ventilation • Respiratory ... Base #Disorders #Evaluation
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Algorithm Before ... complications such as ... Laxative use • Diarrhea ... - Metabolic Alkalosis ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... altered 2) You see ... tachypnea with no respiratory ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... Alkalosis, High