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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
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Acid Base Disorders ... Acidemia or Alkalemia ... Respiratory or Metabolic ... • Respiratory compensation ... #Gas #VBG #differential
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... Acidemia (pH < ... Acidosis (HCO3 ... > 40 mmHg) Alkalemia ... #Causes #Compensation
Tachypnea - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Alkalemia:
 • Acute Respiratory Alkalosis
 • Chronic Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Alkalemia: • Acute ... Alkalosis Acidemic ... : • Metabolic Acidosis ... Compensation or
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
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Do you need an ABG ... an ABG by adding ... the appropriate compensation ... Metabolic Acidosis ... Metabolic Acidosis
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 ... AmyChung #AcidBase #ABG ... #Metabolic #Acidosis