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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
compensation ... metabolic acidosis ... metabolic acidosis ... metabolic acidosis ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity ... no respiratory cause ... acute or chronic ingestion ... #Toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #Treatment
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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Abdominal pain, nausea ... acidosis (12-48 ... - Anion gap metabolic ... acidosis with both ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis