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Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
O2 is inspired) PAO2 ... blood (measured on ABG ... Low SvO2 → Low PaO2 ... sepsis) - High PaO2 ... Hypoxemia #summary #pulmonary
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG ... acidosis pH ↑ pCO2 ... alkalosis pH ↑ pCO2 ... Arterial #BloodGas #ABG ... Interpretation #AcidBase
Acid-Base Balance & ABG Normal Ranges Visualization #AcidBase #ABG #Medicine #Physiology #CriticalCare
Base Excess BE -2 to
Acid-Base Balance ... & ABG Normal Ranges ... Visualization #AcidBase ... #ABG #Medicine ... #CriticalCare Base
Acid-Base Balance & ABG Normal Ranges Visualization #AcidBase #ABG #Medicine #Physiology #CriticalCare
Base Excess BE -2 to
Acid-Base Balance ... & ABG Normal Ranges ... Visualization #AcidBase ... #ABG #Medicine ... #CriticalCare Base
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... 35-45 mmHg • PaO2 ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
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 ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
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6th ED
ICU-card
«ICU, Formulas & Drugs»
HEMODYNAMIC PATTERNS
Condition
SAP
CVP

PAP PCWP

CO C(a-v)02 PVR

SVR
Hypovolemic shock
↓
↓
↓
↓
↓
↑
↑
↑
Cardiogenic shock
↓
1
↑
1

1
↑

Septic shock
↓
↓
↓
↓
↑
↓
↓
↓
Cardiac Tamponade
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↑
↑
1
↓

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↑
RV
→ ↓ → →↑ Pulmonary ... +2PDP)/3 Mean Pulmonary ... Index CARDIAC WORK ... RCWI Cardiac Work ... 0.0144 Cardiac Work
PLACO Mnemonic - Approach to Acid-Base Disorders
P - Determine the pH
L - Labs: PCO2 & HCO3
A
Approach to Acid-Base ... pH L - Labs: PCO2 ... jadav_md #PLACO #AcidBase ... #Acid #Base #diagnosis
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 ... need to do more work ... MSc @AmyChung #AcidBase ... #ABG #Interpretation
Acid Base Compensation - Directions - If all three variables (pH, HCO2, pCO2) move in the
Acid Base Compensation ... variables (pH, HCO2, pCO2 ... Diagnosis #Nephro #AcidBase