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Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Respiratory Acidosis ... obstruction • COPD ... alkalosis drive • Hypoxemia ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup ... #algorithm #diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Respiratory or Metabolic ... , pain, fever, hypoxia ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... with associated hypoxia ... lung disease (COPD
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Hypoxemia or tissue ... hypoxia: High altitude ... , Pneumonia, pulmonary ... Pneumoconiosis, Bronchitis, Adult ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Hypophosphatemia and Hypoxia - Pathophysiology

↓ Phosphate leads to ↓ red cell 2,3-DPG and a  reduction
Hypophosphatemia and Hypoxia ... tissues--> Tissue hypoxia ... acidosis. ... #hypoxia #pathophysiology ... #pulmonary
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
min in normal adults ... and metabolic acidosis ... consider infarction, hypoxia ... bronchitis, and COPD ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... wheezing, and inspiratory ... polycythemia from chronic hypoxia ... Physical stigmata of cor ... is abnormal in adults
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
Arrest Algorithm ... intra-arterial Reversible Causes ... • Hypovolemia, Hypoxia ... Hydrogen ion (acidosis ... , Thrombosis, (pulmonary
Adult Cardiac Arrest - ACLS Circular Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least
Adult Cardiac Arrest ... intra-arterial Reversible Causes ... • Hypovolemia, Hypoxia ... Hydrogen ion (acidosis ... , Thrombosis, (pulmonary