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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Differential Diagnosis ... M Methanol A Aspirin ... : - Vomiting, ... #Diagnosis #Summary ... #Nephrology #ABG
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
no respiratory cause ... Presentation seems like DKA ... , Vomiting, Tinnitus ... Acidosis, Respiratory Alkalosis ... #Salicylate #Aspirin
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
mEq/g suggests urinary ... - Metabolic Alkalosis ... RTA, Distal RTA, DKA ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis ... differential #potassium #nephrology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Gastrointestinal: Vomiting ... • Normal/low ... the indicated causes ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology ... #differential #diagnosis