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Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ ... pH ↑ pCO2 ↓ - ... pH ↓ pCO2 ↑ - ... Interpretation #AcidBase ... #Diagnosis #Compensation
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 ... #Respiratory #Compensation
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
• Metabolic Alkalosis ... • Respiratory Alkalosis ... (pCO2 < 35 mmHg ... ) #AcidBase # ... Algorithm #Causes #Compensation
Acid-Base Disorders - Expected Compensation Equations

Metabolic Acidosis:
 • pCO2 = 1.5 x HCO3 + 8 ±
Disorders - Expected Compensation ... 1.2 Metabolic Alkalosis ... Respiratory Alkalosis ... #Acid #Base #AcidBase ... #Disorders #Compensation
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
acidosis or an alkalosis ... Look at the pCO2 ... concomitant respiratory alkalosis ... MSc @AmyChung #AcidBase ... Metabolic #Acidosis #Alkalosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Metabolic: pH pCO2 ... Step 3 - Compensation ... • Metabolic compensation ... • Respiratory compensation ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase
Acid Base Disorders - Formulas for appropriate metabolic and respiratory compensation

- Dr Amith Sreedharan - Consultant
and respiratory compensation ... Metabolic #Acidosis #Alkalosis ... #Compensation # ... Diagnosis #Nephrology #AcidBase
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
2. pCO2 - What’s ... the pCO2? ... production Respiratory alkalosis ... - Contraction alkalosis ... MD @nickmmark #acidbase
PLACO Mnemonic - Approach to Acid-Base Disorders
P - Determine the pH
L - Labs: PCO2 & HCO3
A
pH L - Labs: PCO2 ... Anion Gap C - Compensation ... jadav_md #PLACO #AcidBase
Acid Base Disorders Worksheet

Step 1: Gather the necessary data (Na+, CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2). Preferably, all
CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2 ... has a primary alkalosis ... >40 patient's alkalosis ... is -Y patient's alkalosis ... by failure of compensation