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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase ... #bloodgas #Acid
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... < 35 mmHg) #AcidBase ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Compensation
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid ... Do you need an ABG ... and ~5 mmHg to pCO2 ... the chronicity (acute ... , chronic, or acute
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 ... Look at the pCO2 ... MSc @AmyChung #AcidBase ... #ABG #Interpretation
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... 2. pCO2 - What’s ... the pCO2? ... MD @nickmmark #acidbase ... #workup #algorithm
Acid-Base Disorders - Expected Compensation Equations

Metabolic Acidosis:
 • pCO2 = 1.5 x HCO3 + 8 ±
Acid-Base Disorders ... Acidosis: • Acute ... Alkalosis: • Acute ... ∆ HCO3 ↓ 4 #Acid ... #Base #AcidBase
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Lower uric acid ... Disorders • Acute ... (ALL) • Acute ... endocrinology #causes
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... OTCs, herbals, abx ... - CPK, uric acid ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Drugs (NSAlDs, Abx ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Causes of Scrotal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Sudden Onset
 • Testicular Torsion
 • Torsion
Causes of Scrotal ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dysuria scheme • Acute ... Varicocele - Soft / "Bag ... #Causes