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Acid Base Disorders - Formulas for appropriate metabolic and respiratory compensation

- Dr Amith Sreedharan - Consultant
Base Disorders - Formulas ... metabolic and respiratory ... Care Medicine #Respiratory ... #Compensation #Formula ... Diagnosis #Nephrology #AcidBase
Prediction of Compensatory Responses on Simple Acid-Base Disturbances

#acidbase #compensation #metabolic #respiratory #diagnosis #calculations #formulas #acidosis #alkalosis
Disturbances #acidbase ... compensation #metabolic #respiratory ... #calculations #formulas
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... HCO3 12:10 • Respiratory ... < 35 mmHg) #AcidBase ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
done by using formulas ... retention • Respiratory ... Acidosis: CNS depression ... Ventilation • Respiratory ... Alkalosis: CNS
Acid-Base Disorders - Expected Compensation Equations

Metabolic Acidosis:
 • pCO2 = 1.5 x HCO3 + 8 ±
± 2 (Winter’s formula ... pCO2 ↑ 0.7 Respiratory ... ∆ HCO3 ↑ 3 Respiratory ... #Acid #Base #AcidBase ... Compensation #Metabolic #Respiratory
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... acidosis Step 5 - Differential ... acidosis: - CNS ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... Hepatosplenomegaly • The CSF formula ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS ... #Infections #differential