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Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Algorithm Cl- ... metabolic acidosis ... • Chronic diarrhea ... Anion gap metabolic ... #differential #diagnosis
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
Algorithm - Urinary ... metabolic acidosis ... : Chronic diarrhea ... • Anion gap metabolic ... poisoning • Normal acid-base
Metabolic and Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis - Diagnostic Algorithm

Anion gap - MUDPILES: 
 - Methanol (formic
Metabolic and Respiratory ... - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Methanol (formic acid ... glycol (-> oxalic acid ... - Diarrhea
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... : - Diarrhea ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... Vomiting D - Diarrhea ... anion gap metabolic ... gap metabolic acidosis ... #diagnosis #acidosis
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
delta/delta) to see ... Now, look at the gas ... , or acute on chronic ... Metabolic Acidosis ... Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of Non-Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis - USED PART Mnemonic
U: Urinary diversion/ Ureteroenterostomy
S: Small Bowel Fistula
E:
Causes of Non-Anion Gap ... Metabolic Acidosis ... Fistula E: Extra Chloride ... D: Diarrhea P ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Metabolic Acidosis ... , Pyroglutamic acid ... Diarrhea B. ... chloride, hyperalimentation ... #diagnosis #causes
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cause ... NGT suction - Diarrhea ... decarboxylation/gas ... acidosis - Cl
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Extra-renal ... Losses: • Normal Acid-Base ... acidosis: Gl tract ... loss (Diarrhea)