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Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation
 • AG/non-AG Metabolic Acidosis
 • AG Acidosis "Delta/Delta"
 • Metabolic Alkalosis
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG ... /non-AG Metabolic ... Acidosis • AG ... Arterial #BloodGas #ABG ... Interpretation #diagnosis
What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
VBG vs ABG BOTTOM ... LINE: VBG is less ... obtained than ABG ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... #ABG #VBG #Differences
ABG vs VBG: Arterial vs Venous Blood Gases

ABG
PROS: Tells you exactly what the arterial environment looks
ABG vs VBG: Arterial ... Blood Gases ABG ... serial exams #ABG ... #VBG #Laboratory ... Comparison #pH #pCO2 #Diagnosis
Arterial and venous blood gas reference range. #diagnosis #emergencymedicine #criticalcare #ABG #VBG
#diagnosis #emergencymedicine ... #criticalcare #ABG ... #VBG
Simple flowchart guide to interpreting arterial blood gases (ABGs). 

#abg #bloodgas #interpretation #algorithm #diagnosis
arterial blood gases (ABGs ... #abg #bloodgas # ... interpretation #algorithm #diagnosis
Venous Oxygen Saturation to qualify reliability of VBGs
#Diagnosis #VBG #ABG #Saturation #Conversion #Reliability #Comparison
reliability of VBGs #Diagnosis ... #VBG #ABG #Saturation
Metabolic Pathways of Purple Urine Bag Syndrome: Adopted from chart originally published in Purple Urine Bag
of Purple Urine Bag ... Syndrome: Adopted ... in Purple Urine Bag ... Purple #Urine #Bag ... #Syndrome
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome
Chronic, indwelling catheter + bacteriuria (Providencia, Klebsiella, E.coli*) + alkaline urine
Tryptophan → Indoxyl
Purple Urine Bag ... Syndrome Chronic ... Purple #Urine #Bag ... #Syndrome #PUBS ... #differential #diagnosis
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
the Anion Gap (AG ... expected based on the AG ... the change in AG ... Do you need an ABG ... approximates an ABG
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
ABG And BMP Normal ... : Anion Gap (AG ... - Differential Diagnosis ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Summary #Nephrology #ABG