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Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
pH < 7.35) • Metabolic ... Acidosis (HCO3 ... • Respiratory Acidosis ... pH > 7.45) • Metabolic ... #Causes #Compensation
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
2. pCO2 - What’s ... the pCO2? ... Medications, Central, ↑ CO2 ... gap metabolic acidosis ... acidbase #workup #algorithm
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
ABG) Analysis - Metabolic ... ↓ - Metabolic acidosis ... pH ↑ pCO2 ↑ - ... Metabolic alkalosis ... pH ↑ pCO2 ↓ -
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... : pH pCO2 ↓ ... ↓ Metabolic Acidosis ... Compensation, Acute ... Metabolic acidosis
Acid Base Compensation - Directions - If all three variables (pH, HCO2, pCO2) move in the
variables (pH, HCO2 ... , pCO2) move in ... Nephro #AcidBase #Acidosis ... #Alkalosis #Metabolic
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
patient have an acidosis ... Look at the pCO2 ... Equal (If pCO2 ... the change in pCO2 ... acidosis, you need
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
and ~5 mmHg to pCO2 ... the chronicity (acute ... , chronic, or acute ... • Anion Gap Metabolic ... Non-Anion Gap Metabolic
Acid-Base Disorders - Expected Compensation Equations

Metabolic Acidosis:
 • pCO2 = 1.5 x HCO3 + 8 ±
Acidosis: • pCO2 ... ↓ 1.2 Metabolic ... Respiratory Acidosis ... : • Acute: ∆ pCO2 ... Alkalosis: • Acute
Acid Base Disorders Worksheet

Step 1: Gather the necessary data (Na+, CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2). Preferably, all
has a primary acidosis ... patient's alkalosis is metabolic ... >40 patient's acidosis ... <40 patient's acidosis ... is metabolic Step
Blood Gas Analysis and Interpretation
STEPS TO ANALYSIS
1. Look at PH. Alkalotic or acidotic?
Alkalotic or acidotic ... - If acidotic ... - pCO2 (respiratory ... Bicarb/BE/BD (metabolic ... respiratory or metabolic