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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 ... Respiratory Acidosis ... gap metabolic acidosis ... #acidosis #alkalosis ... #metabolic #respiratory
Acid-Base (Made Easy) - Algorithm for determining the primary acid / base disorder
#Diagnosis #Metabolic #Respiratory #Acidosis
Acid-Base (Made ... Easy) - Algorithm ... disorder #Diagnosis #Metabolic ... #Respiratory #Acidosis ... #Alkalosis #Algorithm
5 SIMPLE STEPS TO SOLVE ACID-BASE PROBLEM 

#Acid #Base #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Differential #Respiratory #Metabolic #Acidosis #Alkalosis
TO SOLVE ACID-BASE ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Respiratory ... #Metabolic #Acidosis ... #Alkalosis
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... Acidosis (HCO3 ... Acidosis (pCO2 ... Alkalosis (HCO3 ... Alkalosis (pCO2
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid Base ... expected based ... retention • Respiratory ... Ventilation • Respiratory ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential ... Algorithm Acidosis ... Periodic paralysis Alkalosis ... Metabolic alkalosis ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Interpretation and Acid-Base ... or an alkalosis ... alkalosis **If ... to do more work ... #Metabolic #Acidosis