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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
35-45 mmHg • PaO2 ... Alkalosis Step 3 - Compensation ... compensation ... • Respiratory compensation ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
ABG) Analysis - Metabolic ... ↓ - Metabolic acidosis ... Metabolic alkalosis ... Interpretation #AcidBase ... #Diagnosis #Compensation
Acid Base Compensation - Directions - If all three variables (pH, HCO2, pCO2) move in the
Acid Base Compensation ... variables (pH, HCO2, pCO2 ... Diagnosis #Nephro #AcidBase ... Acidosis #Alkalosis #Metabolic ... #Respiratory #Compensation
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
pH < 7.35) • Metabolic ... Respiratory Acidosis (pCO2 ... pH > 7.45) • Metabolic ... < 35 mmHg) #AcidBase ... Algorithm #Causes #Compensation
Acid Base Disorders - Formulas for appropriate metabolic and respiratory compensation

- Dr Amith Sreedharan - Consultant
for appropriate metabolic ... and respiratory compensation ... #Respiratory #Metabolic ... Acidosis #Alkalosis #Compensation ... Diagnosis #Nephrology #AcidBase
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
- Is there any compensation ... compensation ... either partial compensation ... appropriate respiratory compensation ... MSc @AmyChung #AcidBase
PLACO Mnemonic - Approach to Acid-Base Disorders
P - Determine the pH
L - Labs: PCO2 & HCO3
A
pH L - Labs: PCO2 ... Anion Gap C - Compensation ... jadav_md #PLACO #AcidBase
Acid-Base Disorders - Expected Compensation Equations

Metabolic Acidosis:
 • pCO2 = 1.5 x HCO3 + 8 ±
Disorders - Expected Compensation ... Equations Metabolic ... ↓ 1.2 Metabolic ... #Acid #Base #AcidBase ... #Disorders #Compensation
Summary of metabolic compensation for respiratory acid-base disorders
#Diagnosis #Nephro #Respiratory #Acidosis #Alkalosis #Metabolic #Compensation #Formulas #Curbsiders
Summary of metabolic ... compensation for ... Acidosis #Alkalosis #Metabolic ... #Compensation #
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
2. pCO2 - What’s ... the pCO2? ... • Salicylates Metabolic ... or Cushing’s) Metabolic ... MD @nickmmark #acidbase