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Approach to Elevated Bicarbonate (HCO3)
Risk Factors for Hypercapnea? (Hx of COPD, OSA, sedative use, CNS/muscular disorders?)
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Likely Metabolic Alkalosis ... Remote Diuretics - Loop ... Recent Diuretics - Loop ... Elevated #metabolic #alkalosis ... #algorithm #diagnosis
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm ... Periodic paralysis Alkalosis ... Metabolic alkalosis ... #Differential #Algorithm ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
production Respiratory alkalosis ... - Contraction alkalosis ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup ... #algorithm #diagnosis ... #acidosis #alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... responsive metabolic alkalosis ... Remote use of loop ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
more acidotic or alkalotic ... 3) Now, look at ... • Metabolic Alkalosis ... • Respiratory Alkalosis ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Metabolic Alkalosis ... Urinary Chloride Algorithm ... responsive metabolic alkalosis ... Remote use of loop ... Chloride #urine #Algorithm
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
acidosis or an alkalosis ... Look at the pH 2 ... Look at the pCO2 ... need to do more work ... Metabolic #Acidosis #Alkalosis
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
GI Losses - Gastric
 • Vomiting
 • NG suction
GI
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Diuretics (loop ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute Respiratory Alkalosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... nephrology #phosphorus #workup
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Look back in the ... Look it up Secondary ... you’ll do a good workup ... #workup #hematology