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Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... • Metabolic Acidosis ... • Respiratory Acidosis ... (pCO2 > 40 mmHg ... #Causes #Compensation
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... 7.35-7.45 • PaCO2 ... 35-45 mmHg • PaO2 ... Metabolic: pH pCO2 ... #bloodgas #Acid
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG ... + Respiratory Acidosis ... Alkalosis pH ↓ pCO2 ... pH ↑ pCO2 ↑ - ... Arterial #BloodGas #ABG
ABG vs VBG: Arterial vs Venous Blood Gases

ABG
PROS: Tells you exactly what the arterial environment looks
ABG vs VBG: Arterial ... vs Venous Blood Gases ... ABG PROS: Tells ... looks like (pH, PaCO2 ... Comparison #pH #pCO2
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid ... Do you need an ABG ... Generally, for acid ... an ABG by adding ... and ~5 mmHg to pCO2
Acid Base Compensation - Directions - If all three variables (pH, HCO2, pCO2) move in the
Acid Base Compensation ... variables (pH, HCO2 ... , pCO2) move in ... Nephro #AcidBase #Acidosis
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... 2. pCO2 - What’s ... the pCO2? ... Medications, Central, ↑ CO2 ... acidbase #workup #algorithm
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) ... Interpretation and Acid-Base ... patient have an acidosis ... Look at the pCO2 ... AmyChung #AcidBase #ABG
Blood Gas Analysis and Interpretation
STEPS TO ANALYSIS
1. Look at PH. Alkalotic or acidotic?
Alkalotic or acidotic ... - If acidotic ... - pCO2 (respiratory ... #BloodGas #ABG # ... VBG #Analysis #Interpretation
Acid-Base Balance & ABG Normal Ranges Visualization #AcidBase #ABG #Medicine #Physiology #CriticalCare
Base Excess BE -2 to
Acid-Base Balance ... & ABG Normal Ranges ... Visualization #AcidBase #ABG ... 2 (4=metabolic acidosis ... ), paCO2 4.7-6