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Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... pH < 7.35) • Metabolic ... Acidosis (HCO3 ... (pCO2 > 40 mmHg ... < 35 mmHg) #AcidBase
Acid Base Compensation - Directions - If all three variables (pH, HCO2, pCO2) move in the
Acid Base Compensation ... , pCO2) move in ... Diagnosis #Nephro #AcidBase ... #Acidosis #Alkalosis ... #Metabolic #Respiratory
Acid-Base Disorders - Expected Compensation Equations

Metabolic Acidosis:
 • pCO2 = 1.5 x HCO3 + 8 ±
Acid-Base Disorders ... Acidosis: • pCO2 ... ↓ 1.2 Metabolic ... ↓ 4 #Acid #Base ... #AcidBase #Disorders
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? ... gap metabolic acidosis ... MD @nickmmark #acidbase
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Interpretation and Acid-Base ... patient have an acidosis ... Look at the pCO2 ... Equal (If pCO2 ... MSc @AmyChung #AcidBase
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... : pH pCO2 ↓ ... ↓ Metabolic Acidosis ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
ABG) Analysis - Metabolic ... ↓ - Metabolic acidosis ... pH ↑ pCO2 ↑ - ... Metabolic alkalosis ... Interpretation #AcidBase
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Respiratory Acidosis
 • Respiratory Alkalosis
 • Metabolic Acidosis
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Acid-Base Disorders ... • Respiratory Acidosis ... AcidosisMetabolic ... Kfischer_10 #AcidBase ... #Acid #Base #Disorders
Acid Base Disorders - Formulas for appropriate metabolic and respiratory compensation

- Dr Amith Sreedharan - Consultant
Acid Base Disorders ... for appropriate metabolic ... #Respiratory #Metabolic ... #Acidosis #Alkalosis ... Diagnosis #Nephrology #AcidBase
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation
 • AG/non-AG Metabolic Acidosis
 • AG Acidosis "Delta/Delta"
 • Metabolic Alkalosis
• AG/non-AG Metabolic ... Acidosis • AG ... Acidosis "Delta ... /Delta" • Metabolic ... Interpretation #diagnosis #acidbase