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Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential ... • Metabolic Acidosis ... • Respiratory Acidosis ... Respiratory Alkalosis (pCO2 ... AcidBase #Disorders #Differential
Lactic Acidosis Classification - Type A vs Type B
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Sepsis, Ischemic bowel, Hemorrhagic
Lactic Acidosis ... A Lactic Acidosis ... B Lactic Acidosis ... Linezolid #Lactic #Acidosis ... #differential #
Acid Base Disorders Worksheet

Step 1: Gather the necessary data (Na+, CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2). Preferably, all
has a primary acidosis ... >40 patient's acidosis ... <40 patient's acidosis ... diagnoses using the differentials ... Worksheet #diagnosis #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... 35-45 mmHg • PaO2 ... Metabolic: pH pCO2 ... Step 5 - Differential ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
blood (most common type ... of hypoxia) PIO2 ... O2 is inspired) PAO2 ... the most common type ... summary #pulmonary #differential
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Lactic Acidosis ... Classification and Differential ... Diagnosis Type ... A Lactic Acidosis ... Classification #Differential
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Evaluation and Differential ... are they more acidotic ... and ~5 mmHg to pCO2 ... Differential Diagnosis ... Evaluation #workup #Differential
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... (RTA) Type 1 ... ThePeanutKidney #RTA #Type1 ... Nephrology #Causes #Differential ... #RenalTubular #Acidosis
Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
Lactic Acidosis ... does not cause acidosis ... ) Lactic Acidosis ... PLUS a pH < 7.35 TYPE ... #types #differential
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
Renal tubular acidosis ... result: a metabolic acidosis ... few different types ... Features #Table #Comparison