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Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
, asthma, ↓ Drive ... drive • Hypoxemia ... workup #algorithm #diagnosis ... #acidosis #alkalosis ... respiratory #bloodgas #interpretation
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Coma, Metabolic Alkalosis ... Airway Disease: Asthma ... #Diagnosis #causes
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Differential Diagnosis ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... lung disease (COPD ... , OSA, Asthma, Obesity ... #Diagnosis #Summary
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... Acid-Base Disorders Alkalosis ... Hypoxemia or tissue ... , Pneumonia, pulmonary ... : Obstruction, Asthma
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
and metabolic acidosis ... consider infarction, hypoxia ... Causes include asthma ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities ... #Abnormal #Diagnosis