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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
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 ... < 35 mmHg) #AcidBase ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Compensation
Prediction of Compensatory Responses on Simple Acid-Base Disturbances

#acidbase #compensation #metabolic #respiratory #diagnosis #calculations #formulas #acidosis #alkalosis
Disturbances #acidbase ... #compensation # ... #calculations #formulas
Acid-Base Disorders - Expected Compensation Equations

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

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... • Metabolic compensation ... • Respiratory compensation ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase ... #disorders #Interpretation
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
correctly diagnose a case ... that any given case ... implies being able ... #Calculation #Table ... #PPV #NPV #Formulas
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... • Somatoform Disorder ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Table 2: Relative potency of topical corticosteroids*
TC are divided into four groups according to their potency
Table 2: Relative ... British National Formulary ... them into seven classes ... least potent [Table ... Steroids #Potency #Table