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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 ... #Formula #Winters ... Diagnosis #Nephrology #AcidBase
Prediction of Compensatory Responses on Simple Acid-Base Disturbances

#acidbase #compensation #metabolic #respiratory #diagnosis #calculations #formulas #acidosis #alkalosis
on Simple Acid-Base ... Disturbances #acidbase ... #compensation # ... #calculations #formulas
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... < 35 mmHg) #AcidBase ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Compensation
Acid-Base Disorders - Expected Compensation Equations

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

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... • Metabolic compensation ... • Respiratory compensation ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid Base ... than expected based ... Now, look at the gas ... the appropriate compensation ... done by using formulas
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
are identified as ... correctly diagnose a case ... that any given case ... question, so it has ... Table #PPV #NPV #Formulas
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Proves cause-effect ... Case Control ( ... prove causation Case ... NPV Odds ratio (case ... Biostatistics #formulas
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... arbitrarily defined as ... based on its creatinine ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... #Algorithm #differential
A blood test and/or 24 hour urine collection for the breakdown product of adrenaline & noradrenaline
24 hour urine collection ... diagnosis is clear based ... In certain cases ... additional studies such as ... Pheo #Diagnosis #Algorithm