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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Respiratory or Metabolic ... • Respiratory compensation ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid
Acid Base Disorders - Formulas for appropriate metabolic and respiratory compensation

- Dr Amith Sreedharan - Consultant
Acid Base Disorders ... and respiratory ... compensation ... #Metabolic #Acidosis ... Winters #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
metabolic acidosis ... Anion gap metabolic ... the indicated causes ... of anion gap metabolic ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Mnemonics
Why should we switch from MUDPILES to GOLDMARK?
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High Anion Gap Metabolic ... ) - Mnemonics Why ... • Metabolic acidosis ... toxins that can cause ... and acid precursors
Causes of Non-Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis - USED PART Mnemonic
U: Urinary diversion/ Ureteroenterostomy
S: Small Bowel Fistula
E:
Causes of Non-Anion ... Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... - USED PART Mnemonic ... Fistula E: Extra Chloride ... #Mnemonic #Causes
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) ... Interpretation and Acid-Base ... patient have an acidosis ... more work = ANION GAP ... #Metabolic #Acidosis
Metabolic and Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis - Diagnostic Algorithm

Anion gap - MUDPILES: 
 - Methanol (formic
Metabolic and Respiratory ... Algorithm Anion gap ... Methanol (formic acid ... Normal anion gap ... Recommended Text: Nephrology
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
High Anion Gap Metabolic ... salicylate toxicity causes ... underexcretion of acids ... #Metabolic #Acidosis ... #nephrology
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... Acidosis (HCO3 ... Acidosis (pCO2 ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Compensation
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
the appropriate compensation ... Metabolic Acidosis ... Metabolic Acidosis ... retention • Respiratory ... Ventilation • Respiratory