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Acid Base Disorders - Formulas for appropriate metabolic and respiratory compensation

- Dr Amith Sreedharan - Consultant
Base Disorders - Formulas ... #Compensation #Formula ... Diagnosis #Nephrology #AcidBase
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Respiratory Acidosis
 • Respiratory Alkalosis
 • Metabolic Acidosis
 •
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential ... Kfischer_10 #AcidBase ... Disorders #nephrology #differential
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
PositivePredictiveValue #NegativePredictiveValue ... Table #PPV #NPV #Formulas
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential ... < 35 mmHg) #AcidBase ... #Disorders #Differential
Prediction of Compensatory Responses on Simple Acid-Base Disturbances

#acidbase #compensation #metabolic #respiratory #diagnosis #calculations #formulas #acidosis #alkalosis
Disturbances #acidbase ... #calculations #formulas
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Evaluation and Differential ... done by using formulas ... Differential Diagnosis ... Evaluation #workup #Differential
To get the most out of the sediment examination it is important to approach it in
clinical scenario and formulate ... information and formulate ... InjurySite #Findings #Differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... acidosis Step 5 - Differential ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... Hepatosplenomegaly • The CSF formula ... Good indicator to differentiate ... CNS #Infections #differential
Acid-Base Disorders - Expected Compensation Equations

Metabolic Acidosis:
 • pCO2 = 1.5 x HCO3 + 8 ±
± 2 (Winter’s formula ... #Acid #Base #AcidBase