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Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
Arterial Blood Gas ... (ABG) Analysis ... - Metabolic + Respiratory ... #BloodGas #ABG ... #Analysis #Interpretation
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Gas Analysis 1. ... Respiratory Acidosis ... anion gap metabolic ... gap metabolic acidosis ... #respiratory #bloodgas
Blood Gas Analysis and Interpretation
STEPS TO ANALYSIS
1. Look at PH. Alkalotic or acidotic?
Blood Gas Analysis ... - pCO2 (respiratory ... Bicarb/BE/BD (metabolic ... or metabolic) is ... #BloodGas #ABG #
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Respiratory or Metabolic ... Metabolic acidosis ... Nephrology #ABG #bloodgas ... #Acid #Base #Gas
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... pH < 7.35) • Metabolic ... Acidosis (HCO3 ... Acidosis (pCO2 ... #Causes #Compensation
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 ... more work = ANION GAP ... Interpretation #BloodGas ... #Respiratory #Metabolic
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... metabolic acidosis ... • Anion gap metabolic ... • Normal acid-base ... #causes #urinary
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
cause 3) Labs ... show anion-gap metabolic ... acidosis 4) Presentation ... Metabolic Acidosis ... 4.5 mmol/L 5) Dialysis
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
metabolic acidosis ... Anion gap metabolic ... poisoning Normal acid-base ... the indicated causes ... of anion gap metabolic
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... decarboxylation/gas ... muscle cells • Gas ... secretion • Acid-base ... metabolic acidosis