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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
delta/delta) to see ... • Anion Gap Metabolic ... Non-Anion Gap Metabolic ... Bicarb shift • Metabolic ... Compensatory for Metabolic
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... pH < 7.35) • Metabolic ... pH > 7.45) • Metabolic ... Alkalosis (HCO3
Acid-Base (Made Easy) - Algorithm for determining the primary acid / base disorder
#Diagnosis #Metabolic #Respiratory #Acidosis
Acid-Base (Made ... Easy) - Algorithm ... disorder #Diagnosis ... #Metabolic #Respiratory ... #Acidosis #Alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis ... Cl- responsive metabolic ... Post-hypercapneic metabolic ... Cl- resistant metabolic ... • Normal acid-base
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... • Salicylates Metabolic ... or Cushing’s) Metabolic ... non anion gap metabolic ... - anion gap metabolic
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Metabolic Alkalosis ... Urinary Chloride Algorithm ... Cl- responsive metabolic ... poisoning Normal acid-base ... #Metabolic #Alkalosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Respiratory or Metabolic ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... #AcidBase #disorders ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Excessive vomiting - Metabolic ... NGT suction - Diarrhea ... increase may cause metabolic ... decrease may cause metabolic ... #Pathophysiology