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Acid Base Disorders - Formulas for appropriate metabolic and respiratory compensation

- Dr Amith Sreedharan - Consultant
Acid Base Disorders ... - Formulas for ... and respiratory compensation ... Acidosis #Alkalosis #Compensation ... #Formula #Winters
Summary of metabolic compensation for respiratory acid-base disorders
#Diagnosis #Nephro #Respiratory #Acidosis #Alkalosis #Metabolic #Compensation #Formulas #Curbsiders
Summary of metabolic compensation ... respiratory acid-base disorders ... Alkalosis #Metabolic #Compensation ... #Formulas #Curbsiders
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... #AcidBase #Disorders ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Compensation
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid Base Disorders ... chronic) of the disorder ... the appropriate compensation ... done by using formulas ... #Acid #Base #Disorders
Acid-Base Disorders - Expected Compensation Equations

Metabolic Acidosis:
 • pCO2 = 1.5 x HCO3 + 8 ±
Acid-Base Disorders ... - Expected Compensation ... ± 2 (Winter’s formula ... Base #AcidBase #Disorders ... #Compensation #
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
perfect positive correlation ... perfect negative correlation ... , 0 = no correlation ... ; knowledge of disorder ... Biostatistics #formulas
Functional GI Disorders in IBD - IBD Algorithm

Background:
 • 25-40% of IBD in remission have IBS
Functional GI Disorders ... in IBD - IBD Algorithm ... 1BD • Strong correlation ... structure • Disordered ... IBDAlgorithm #IBD #Algorithm
A blood test and/or 24 hour urine collection for the breakdown product of adrenaline & noradrenaline
24 hour urine collection ... medications and disorders ... Pheo #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
potassium, and correction ... the underlying disorder ... Figure 3 is an algorithm