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Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Respiratory Acidosis
 • Respiratory Alkalosis
 • Metabolic Acidosis
 •
Acid-Base Disorders ... - Differential ... AcidosisMetabolic ... AcidBase #Acid #Base ... Disorders #nephrology #differential
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid Base ... Evaluation and Differential ... than expected based ... Differential Diagnosis ... Evaluation #workup #Differential
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... • Normal Acid-Base ... acidosis: Gl tract ... acidosis: Proximal ... and distal RTA,
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Differentials? ... Metabolic acidosis ... disease (COPD, OSA ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
5 SIMPLE STEPS TO SOLVE ACID-BASE PROBLEM 

#Acid #Base #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Differential #Respiratory #Metabolic #Acidosis #Alkalosis
TO SOLVE ACID-BASE ... PROBLEM #Acid #Base ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Respiratory #Metabolic ... #Acidosis #Alkalosis
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... - Differential ... pH < 7.35) • Metabolic ... Acidosis (HCO3 ... • Respiratory Acidosis
Causes of Non-Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis - USED PART Mnemonic
U: Urinary diversion/ Ureteroenterostomy
S: Small Bowel Fistula
E:
Non-Anion Gap Metabolic ... Acidosis - USED ... Acetazolamide R: RTA ... #Acidosis #USEDPART ... Mnemonic #Causes #differential
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
- Differential ... acidosis: Chronic ... acidosis: Diabetic ... • Normal acid-base ... #Alkalosis #Differential
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
acidosis • Chronic ... poisoning Normal acid-base ... acidosis due to ... acidosis, a high ... Algorithm #nephrology #differential
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Non-anion Gap Metabolic ... Proximal RTA (type ... Distal (classic) RTA ... aniongap #NonGap #Metabolic ... #Acidosis #differential