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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... - Blood Gas Interpretation ... Steps for Blood Gas ... #AcidBase #disorders ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Acid Base Disorders - Formulas for appropriate metabolic and respiratory compensation

- Dr Amith Sreedharan - Consultant
Acid Base Disorders ... for appropriate metabolic ... #Acidosis #Alkalosis ... #Compensation # ... Winters #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
Arterial Blood Gas ... ABG) Analysis - Metabolic ... pCO2 ↑ - Metabolic ... ABG #Analysis #Interpretation ... AcidBase #Diagnosis #Compensation
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) ... Interpretation and ... patient have an acidosis ... more work = ANION GAP ... AcidBase #ABG #Interpretation
Urine Electrolyte Interpretation - AKI, Hyponatremia, Hypokalemia and Non-Gap Metabolic Acidosis

#Urine #Electrolytes #Interpretation #ULytes #AKI #FENa
Urine Electrolyte Interpretation ... Hypokalemia and Non-Gap ... Metabolic Acidosis ... #Electrolytes #Interpretation ... #FENa #FEUrea #Nephrology
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid Base Disorders ... Now, look at the gas ... the appropriate compensation ... Metabolic Acidosis ... Metabolic Acidosis
PLACO Mnemonic - Approach to Acid-Base Disorders
P - Determine the pH
L - Labs: PCO2 & HCO3
A
PLACO Mnemonic - ... Approach to Acid-Base Disorders ... Calculate Anion Gap ... C - Compensation ... Base #diagnosis #nephrology
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
High Anion Gap Metabolic ... Acidosis (HAGMA ... #Metabolic #Acidosis ... Diagnosis #GOLDMARK #mnemonic ... #nephrology
Acid Base Disorders Worksheet

Step 1: Gather the necessary data (Na+, CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2). Preferably, all
Acid Base Disorders ... a primary acidosis ... patient's alkalosis is metabolic ... is metabolic Step ... by failure of compensation
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic ... • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia ... Encephalopathy with Lactic Acidosis ... Sclerosis, Conversion Disorder ... #neurology