8 results
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... Gas Analysis 1. ... anion gap metabolic ... gap metabolic acidosis ... #alkalosis #metabolic
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Normal Acid-Base ... Metabolic acidosis ... acidosis: Proximal ... #nephrology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Metabolic alkalosis ... Interpretation #Diagnosis #Summary ... #Nephrology #ABG ... #bloodgas #Acid ... #Base #Gas #VBG
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis ... - Normal/low blood ... metabolic acidosis ... • Anion gap metabolic ... • Normal acid-base
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Metabolic Alkalosis ... /low blood pressure ... Anion gap metabolic ... poisoning Normal acid-base ... #nephrology #differential
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
complications such as ... Alkalosis: Emesis ... acidosis: Proximal ... differential #potassium #nephrology ... #low
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) - ICU One Pager Summary
Indications (AIEOU):
 • A: Acidosis (usually severe metabolic)
ICU One Pager Summary ... (AIEOU): • A: Acidosis ... usually severe metabolic ... Dialyzer is rigid case ... RRT #managment #nephrology
#ICUCard
RENAL
GFR
90-131
mL/min
((140-age)*Wt)/(72*Cr)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft)
CI Cr
90-131
mL/min
(CrU * volume)/CrS
Creatinine Clearance
FENa
0.0-1.0
%
((U/P Na)/(U/P Cr))*100
Fractional Excretion of Na+
Na req
mEq
(125-Na)*0.6*Wt
Required Sodium
FE Urea
ACID-BASE AG ... Acidosis ІнСО3 ... Alkalosis ТНСО3 ... 9 Respiratory Acidosis ... PaCO2)/HCO3 Acid base