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Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Gas Analysis 1. pH ... Respiratory Acidosis ... MD @nickmmark #acidbase ... #workup #algorithm ... #diagnosis #acidosis
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Metabolic Acidosis ... • Respiratory Acidosis ... < 35 mmHg) #AcidBase ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
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 pH 2 ... need to do more work ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... @AmyChung #AcidBase
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm ... Acidosis - RTA ... - Diarrhea pH ... #Differential #Algorithm ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
), acidosis is very ... hormones that work ... also have Lactic Acidosis ... present with severe acidosis ... #differential #algorithm
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... ECF and ICF both work ... leads to Metabolic Acidosis ... Metabolic Acidosis ... against the drop in pH