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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid ... Base Disorders ... Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... #Evaluation #workup
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Anion gap? ... : Anion Gap (AG ... Gap Metabolic acidosis ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... Acidosis - non anion ... gap metabolic acidosis ... - anion gap metabolic ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
Ketosis Disorders ... accompanied by an anion ... gap acidosis, is ... consequence of fatty acid ... (FA) metabolism
Acid Base Disorders Worksheet

Step 1: Gather the necessary data (Na+, CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2). Preferably, all
Acid Base Disorders ... patient's alkalosis is metabolic ... a significant anion ... gap (Na - Cl - ... joshsteinbergMD #Acid
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 ... primary problem – metabolic ... need to do more work ... = ANION GAP -
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... with previously stable ... hypokalemia and metabolic ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Neurologic disorders
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... • Serum uric acid ... protein) to exclude metabolic ... or endocrine disorders ... ANA and RF (if clinical