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Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG ... acidosis pH ↑ pCO2 ... Arterial #BloodGas #ABG ... Interpretation #AcidBase ... #Diagnosis #Compensation
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
O2 is inspired) PAO2 ... blood (measured on ABG ... hypoxia) - Low PaO2 ... Low SvO2 → Low PaO2 ... #differential #diagnosis
ABG vs VBG: Arterial vs Venous Blood Gases

ABG
PROS: Tells you exactly what the arterial environment looks
ABG vs VBG: Arterial ... looks like (pH, PaCO2 ... serial exams #ABG ... Comparison #pH #pCO2 ... #Diagnosis #Differences
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 ... HCO3+Cl) 10-18 paO2
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 ... HCO3+Cl) 10-18 paO2
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation
 • AG/non-AG Metabolic Acidosis
 • AG Acidosis "Delta/Delta"
 • Metabolic Alkalosis
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG ... Acidosis • AG ... Arterial #BloodGas #ABG ... Interpretation #diagnosis ... #acidbase #acidosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... ABG And BMP Normal ... 35-45 mmHg • PaO2 ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
VBG vs ABG BOTTOM ... obtained than ABG ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... #ABG #VBG #Differences ... Comparison #PH #PCO2
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
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
and Differential Diagnosis ... Do you need an ABG ... an ABG by adding ... and ~5 mmHg to pCO2 ... Differential Diagnosis