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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 ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup ... #algorithm #diagnosis ... #metabolic #respiratory ... #bloodgas #interpretation
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Alkalosis (HCO3 ... #Causes #Compensation
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 - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Respiratory or Metabolic ... of Metabolic Alkalosis ... Nephrology #ABG #bloodgas ... #Acid #Base #Gas
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Evaluation and Differential ... retention • Respiratory ... Ventilation • Respiratory ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup ... #Differential #
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Interpretation and Acid-Base ... acidosis or an alkalosis ... need to do more work ... Interpretation #BloodGas ... #Respiratory #Metabolic
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis ... - Differential ... • Normal acid-base ... #Alkalosis #Differential ... #causes #urinary
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential ... Algorithm Acidosis ... Metabolic alkalosis ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Workup
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Metabolic Alkalosis ... poisoning Normal acid-base ... the indicated causes ... #Metabolic #Alkalosis ... #nephrology #differential
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Syndrome, Acute Respiratory ... Alkalosis, Tumor ... inhibitor, Estrogen based ... nephrology #phosphorus #workup