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Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Respiratory Acidosis
 • Respiratory Alkalosis
 • Metabolic Acidosis
 •
Acid-Base Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Base #Disorders ... #nephrology #differential ... #diagnosis #acidosis
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid ... and Differential Diagnosis ... 3) Now, look at ... #Evaluation #workup ... #acidosis #alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Normal/low ... gap metabolic acidosis ... poisoning • Normal acid-base ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Formulas for appropriate metabolic and respiratory compensation

- Dr Amith Sreedharan - Consultant
Acid Base Disorders ... Respiratory #Metabolic #Acidosis ... #Alkalosis #Compensation ... Formula #Winters #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology #AcidBase
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
• Normal/low ... poisoning Normal acid-base ... and potassium acid ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology ... #differential #diagnosis
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... - Contraction alkalosis ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup ... #algorithm #diagnosis ... #acidosis #alkalosis
Acid Base Disorders Worksheet

Step 1: Gather the necessary data (Na+, CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2). Preferably, all
Acid Base Disorders ... anion gap (Na - Cl ... joshsteinbergMD #Acid ... #Base #Disorders ... #Worksheet #diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... (AG) = {Na - (Cl ... #Summary #Nephrology ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid ... #Base #Gas #VBG
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
- Differential Diagnosis ... Losses: • Normal Acid-Base ... Metabolic acidosis ... • Metabolic acidosis ... #nephrology
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Interpretation and Acid-Base ... or an alkalosis ... concomitant respiratory alkalosis ... need to do more work ... #Alkalosis #Diagnosis