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Acid Base Disorders - Formulas for appropriate metabolic and respiratory compensation

- Dr Amith Sreedharan - Consultant
Base Disorders - Formulas ... for appropriate metabolic ... and respiratory compensation ... #Formula #Winters ... Diagnosis #Nephrology #AcidBase
Summary of metabolic compensation for respiratory acid-base disorders
#Diagnosis #Nephro #Respiratory #Acidosis #Alkalosis #Metabolic #Compensation #Formulas #Curbsiders
Summary of metabolic ... compensation for ... Acidosis #Alkalosis #Metabolic ... #Compensation # ... Formulas #Curbsiders
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
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
ABG) Analysis - Metabolic ... pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ - Metabolic ... ABG #Analysis #Interpretation ... #AcidBase #Diagnosis ... #Compensation #
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation ... compensation ... need to do more work ... MSc @AmyChung #AcidBase ... #ABG #Interpretation
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... pH < 7.35) • Metabolic ... pH > 7.45) • Metabolic ... < 35 mmHg) #AcidBase ... #Causes #Compensation
Acid-Base Disorders - Expected Compensation Equations

Metabolic Acidosis:
 • pCO2 = 1.5 x HCO3 + 8 ±
Disorders - Expected Compensation ... Equations Metabolic ... ± 2 (Winter’s formula ... #Acid #Base #AcidBase ... #Disorders #Compensation
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
• Salicylates Metabolic ... or Cushing’s) Metabolic ... MD @nickmmark #acidbase ... #workup #algorithm ... respiratory #bloodgas #interpretation
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
for Blood Gas Interpretation ... Alkalosis Step 3 - Compensation ... compensation ... • Respiratory compensation ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
the appropriate compensation ... done by using formulas ... • Anion Gap Metabolic ... Non-Anion Gap Metabolic ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup