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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Generally, for acid ... adding ~0.05 to pH ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... Gas Analysis 1. pH ... Respiratory Acidosis ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup ... #algorithm #diagnosis
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Metabolic Acidosis ... • Respiratory Acidosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acid Base Compensation - Directions - If all three variables (pH, HCO2, pCO2) move in the
Acid Base Compensation ... three variables (pH ... #Diagnosis #Nephro ... #AcidBase #Acidosis
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... Bronchospasm: Solu-Medrol ... 1M Epi, ± Solu-Medrol ... PPI Oxygen Therapy ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Workup
Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
Pathophysiology Lactic acid ... Lactic acid is non-toxic ... base of lactic acid ... mmol/L PLUS a pH ... #differential #diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders Worksheet

Step 1: Gather the necessary data (Na+, CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2). Preferably, all
Acid Base Disorders ... has a primary acidosis ... Step 7: Make the diagnoses ... joshsteinbergMD #Acid ... Disorders #Worksheet #diagnosis
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Workup ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Workup #nephrology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Alkalemia: • pH ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Interpretation and Acid-Base ... patient have an acidosis ... Look at the pH 2 ... need to do more work ... #Alkalosis #Diagnosis