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Summary of metabolic compensation for respiratory acid-base disorders
#Diagnosis #Nephro #Respiratory #Acidosis #Alkalosis #Metabolic #Compensation #Formulas #Curbsiders
compensation for ... respiratory acid-base ... #Acidosis #Alkalosis ... #Metabolic #Compensation ... #Formulas #Curbsiders
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Respiratory or Metabolic ... • Respiratory compensation ... metabolic acidosis ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... Acidosis (HCO3 ... Acidosis (pCO2 ... > 40 mmHg) Alkalemia ... #Causes #Compensation
Acid Base Compensation - Directions - If all three variables (pH, HCO2, pCO2) move in the
Acid Base Compensation ... Nephro #AcidBase #Acidosis ... #Alkalosis #Metabolic ... #Respiratory #Compensation ... #Curbsiders
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Do you need an ABG ... an ABG by adding ... the appropriate compensation ... retention • Respiratory ... Ventilation • Respiratory
Tachypnea - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Alkalemia:
 • Acute Respiratory Alkalosis
 • Chronic Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Alkalemia: • Acute ... Alkalosis Acidemic: • Metabolic ... Acidosis with Respiratory ... Compensation or
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 ... patient have an acidosis ... AmyChung #AcidBase #ABG ... #Metabolic #Acidosis