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Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
pH - What’s the primary ... Vomiting D - Diarrhea ... MD @nickmmark #acidbase ... #workup #algorithm ... #alkalosis #metabolic
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
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Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... : - Diarrhea ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase ... Acid #Base #Gas #VBG
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
Transcellular Shifts: - Alkalosis ... nasogastric suction, Diarrhea ... Renal tubular acidosis ... Hypomagnesemia, Acute ... megaloblastic anemia