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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 ... acidosis or an alkalosis ... AmyChung #AcidBase #ABG ... Metabolic #Acidosis #Alkalosis
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid Base ... Do you need an ABG ... an ABG by adding ... and ~5 mmHg to pCO2 ... the appropriate compensation
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... ABG And BMP Normal ... Metabolic: pH pCO2 ... Step 3 - Compensation ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG ... pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ ... pH ↑ pCO2 ↓ - ... Arterial #BloodGas #ABG ... AcidBase #Diagnosis #Compensation
Acid Base Compensation - Directions - If all three variables (pH, HCO2, pCO2) move in the
Acid Base Compensation ... variables (pH, HCO2 ... , pCO2) move in ... AcidBase #Acidosis #Alkalosis ... #Respiratory #Compensation
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... • Metabolic Alkalosis ... • Respiratory Alkalosis ... (pCO2 < 35 mmHg ... Algorithm #Causes #Compensation
Acid-Base Disorders - Expected Compensation Equations

Metabolic Acidosis:
 • pCO2 = 1.5 x HCO3 + 8 ±
Acid-Base Disorders ... - Expected Compensation ... 1.2 Metabolic Alkalosis ... ↓ 4 #Acid #Base ... AcidBase #Disorders #Compensation
Acid Base Disorders Worksheet

Step 1: Gather the necessary data (Na+, CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2). Preferably, all
Acid Base Disorders ... has a primary alkalosis ... >40 patient's alkalosis ... by failure of compensation ... joshsteinbergMD #Acid #Base
Summary of metabolic compensation for respiratory acid-base disorders
#Diagnosis #Nephro #Respiratory #Acidosis #Alkalosis #Metabolic #Compensation #Formulas #Curbsiders
Summary of metabolic compensation ... respiratory acid-base ... Respiratory #Acidosis #Alkalosis ... #Metabolic #Compensation
Blood Gas Analysis and Interpretation
STEPS TO ANALYSIS
1. Look at PH. Alkalotic or acidotic?
Alkalotic or acidotic ... - If alkalotic, ... - pCO2 (respiratory ... #BloodGas #ABG # ... VBG #Analysis #Interpretation