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Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Gas Analysis 1. pH ... gap metabolic acidosis ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup ... #algorithm #diagnosis ... #acidosis #alkalosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Metabolic Acidosis ... (AG) = {Na - (Cl ... Metabolic acidosis ... M Methanol A Aspirin ... Classically” noted with pulmonary
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm ... Acidosis - RTA ... - Diarrhea pH ... Metabolic alkalosis ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
show anion-gap metabolic ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... Alkalosis, High ... Resuscitation 2) Urine pH ... #Salicylate #Aspirin
Salicylate Poisoning - Toxicology

Acute toxicity = vomiting, tachypnea, tinnitus, diaphoresis, and lethargy. This may progress to
mixed respiratory alkalosis ... and metabolic acidosis ... Cerebral and pulmonary ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... Diagnosis #Management #Aspirin
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
ECF and ICF both work ... Acidosis. ... Metabolic Acidosis ... against the drop in pH ... diagnosis #treatment #pharmacology