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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
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Now, look at the gas ... Do you need an ABG ... /base, a VBG approximates ... an ABG by adding ... : CNS depression
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
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Acid Base Disorders ... : - CNS depression ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... #Acid #Base #Gas ... #VBG #differential
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RENAL
GFR
90-131
mL/min
((140-age)*Wt)/(72*Cr)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft)
CI Cr
90-131
mL/min
(CrU * volume)/CrS
Creatinine Clearance
FENa
0.0-1.0
%
((U/P Na)/(U/P Cr))*100
Fractional Excretion of Na+
Na req
mEq
(125-Na)*0.6*Wt
Required Sodium
FE Urea
ACID-BASE AG ... H_def 0 mEq Acid ... HCO3d-HCO3m) Metabolic Acidosis ... 9 Respiratory Acidosis ... base Equation