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

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
- Metabolic + Respiratory ... - Metabolic acidosis ... Respiratory acidosis ... #Arterial #BloodGas ... Interpretation #AcidBase #Diagnosis
Blood Gas Analysis and Interpretation
STEPS TO ANALYSIS
1. Look at PH. Alkalotic or acidotic?
- pCO2 (respiratory ... (respiratory or ... metabolic) is " ... #BloodGas #ABG # ... #diagnosis
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
and Blood Gas Analysis ... Respiratory Acidosis ... gap metabolic acidosis ... #algorithm #diagnosis ... #metabolic #respiratory
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
patient have an acidosis ... to do more work ... Interpretation #BloodGas ... #Respiratory #Metabolic ... #Diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Respiratory or Metabolic ... Metabolic Acidosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... Nephrology #ABG #bloodgas
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
and Differential Diagnosis ... adding ~0.05 to pH ... retention • Respiratory ... Ventilation • Respiratory ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... show anion-gap metabolic ... Acidosis, Respiratory ... Resuscitation 2) Urine pH ... 4.5 mmol/L 5) Dialysis
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Differential Algorithm Acidosis ... - Diarrhea pH ... Metabolic alkalosis ... Differential #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Workup
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
ECF and ICF both work ... Acidosis. ... Metabolic Acidosis ... against the drop in pH ... criticalcare #management #diagnosis