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Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... - anion gap metabolic ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup ... #algorithm #diagnosis ... #bloodgas #interpretation
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Normal acid-base ... #Alkalosis #Differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Steps for Blood Gas ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... #ABG #bloodgas ... #Acid #Base #Gas
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Algorithm Acidosis ... Metabolic alkalosis ... Primary hyperaldo ... #Causes #Workup ... #Nephrology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Metabolic Alkalosis ... Algorithm Cl- ... poisoning Normal acid-base ... #Metabolic #Alkalosis ... #nephrology #differential
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) ... Interpretation and Acid-Base ... acidosis or an alkalosis ... need to do more work ... Interpretation #BloodGas
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... alkalosis - Fistulas ... decarboxylation/gas ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Acute Respiratory Alkalosis ... • N Vitamin D: Primary ... inhibitor, Estrogen based ... #nephrology #phosphorus ... #workup
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... complications such as ... Alkalosis: Emesis ... #differential # ... potassium #nephrology