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Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Base and Blood Gas ... Acidosis - non anion ... gap metabolic acidosis ... - anion gap metabolic ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Anion gap? ... : Anion Gap (AG ... of High Anion Gap ... Gap Metabolic acidosis ... of Metabolic Alkalosis
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Start with the Anion ... Diagnosis: • Anion ... Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis ... effect) • Normal gap ... tubular acidosis • Anion ... gap metabolic acidosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Metabolic Alkalosis ... gap metabolic acidosis ... the indicated causes ... of anion gap metabolic ... #Metabolic #Alkalosis
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
no respiratory cause ... 3) Labs show anion-gap ... , Shock Labs: Anion-Gap ... , Respiratory Alkalosis ... diagnosis #management #Treatment
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) ... acidosis or an alkalosis ... need to do more work ... = ANION GAP - ... #Acidosis #Alkalosis
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
gap metabolic acidosis ... gap is variable ... production, the rate of metabolism ... Treatment with IV ... gap closes and
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Clinical manifestations ... other processes Workup ... COP DDX: • CAP ... Treatment: •
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... out of cells may cause ... Due to neuronal metabolism ... 3) Follow the anion ... gap until it closes