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Blood Gas Analysis and Interpretation
STEPS TO ANALYSIS
1. Look at PH. Alkalotic or acidotic?
Alkalotic or acidotic ... - If alkalotic, ... - If acidotic ... or acidotic? ... Interpretation #diagnosis
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
+ Respiratory Acidosis ... + Alkalosis ... ↓ - Metabolic acidosis ... Interpretation #AcidBase #Diagnosis ... #alkalosis
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
Renal tubular acidosis ... conditions all of which cause ... result: a metabolic acidosis ... different types/causes ... of RTA #Diagnosis
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Respiratory Acidosis
 • Respiratory Alkalosis
 • Metabolic Acidosis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Respiratory Acidosis ... • Respiratory Alkalosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #acidosis #alkalosis
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation
 • AG/non-AG Metabolic Acidosis
 • AG Acidosis "Delta/Delta"
 • Metabolic Alkalosis
• AG Acidosis ... • Metabolic Alkalosis ... • Respiratory Alkalosis ... Interpretation #diagnosis ... #alkalosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
↑ ↓ Resp Alkalosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... : Causes of High ... disease (COPD, OSA ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
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
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Metabolic Acidosis ... • Respiratory Acidosis ... • Metabolic Alkalosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
and Differential Diagnosis ... or alkalotic than ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #acidosis #alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... gap metabolic acidosis ... Kidney tubular acidosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes