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Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
anion gap metabolic ... acidosis - anion ... gap metabolic acidosis ... acidbase #workup #algorithm ... #alkalosis #metabolic
Metabolic and Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis - Diagnostic Algorithm

Anion gap - MUDPILES: 
 - Methanol (formic
Metabolic and Respiratory ... Acidosis and Alkalosis ... - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Anion gap - ... #Metabolic #Algorithm
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... effect) • Normal gap ... metabolic acidosis ... • Anion gap metabolic
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
3) Labs show anion-gap ... metabolic acidosis ... , Shock Labs: Anion-Gap ... Metabolic Acidosis ... , Respiratory Alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Metabolic Alkalosis ... metabolic acidosis ... Anion gap metabolic ... gap metabolic acidosis ... #Metabolic #Alkalosis
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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deterioration Shock and metabolic ... acidosis (12-48 ... post-ingestion) - Anion ... gap metabolic acidosis ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis
Citrate Anticoagulation Toxicity

Hypernatremia (HyperNa):
 - Citrate solutions may have ↑ sodium content and should be paired
convert to mmol/L Anion-Gap ... Metabolic Acidosis ... , "unmeasured" anion ... Metabolic alkalosis ... #toxicology #nephrology
Stages of Iron Toxicity

Iron overdose can cause an anion gap metabolic acidosis. Severe cases can lead
Stages of Iron Toxicity ... gap metabolic acidosis ... acidosisMetabolic ... acidosis (anion ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
lipid-soluble, Toxicity ... acute or chronic Clinical ... • Late: normal anion ... gap acidosis, ↓ ... Toluene #Poisoning #Toxicology
Salicylate Poisoning - Toxicology

Acute toxicity = vomiting, tachypnea, tinnitus, diaphoresis, and lethargy. This may progress to
Salicylate Poisoning - Toxicology ... Blood gas usually ... mixed respiratory alkalosis ... and metabolic acidosis ... #Toxicology #Pharmacology