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Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... Vomiting D - Diarrhea ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup ... #algorithm #diagnosis ... #acidosis #alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Congenital chloride diarrhea ... - Normal/low blood ... : Chronic diarrhea ... #Algorithm #causes
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Differential Algorithm Acidosis ... - RTA - Diarrhea ... Metabolic alkalosis ... Differential #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Workup
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
• Normal/low blood ... • Chronic diarrhea ... due to diarrhea ... the indicated causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Base Disorders - Blood ... Interpretation Steps for Blood ... - Differential Diagnosis ... : - Diarrhea ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Laxative use • Diarrhea ... losses: • High Blood ... - Metabolic Alkalosis ... - Metabolic acidosis ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
ECF and ICF both work ... Metabolic Acidosis ... K+ in the ECF causes ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
Bulimia Nervosa: Complications
GASTROINTESTINAL
 • Dehydration & inability to digest food -> Constipation
 • Recurrent vomiting exposes
acids elevated blood ... hormone levels cause ... lead to metabolic alkalosis ... lead to metabolic acidosis ... loss of HCO3- in diarrhea