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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 ... Gap Metabolic acidosis ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Gap Metabolic acidosis
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 ... , Gitelman syndrome ... effect) • Normal gap ... tubular acidosis • Anion ... gap metabolic acidosis
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Metabolic Alkalosis ... , Gitelman syndrome ... gap metabolic acidosis ... gap metabolic acidosis ... #Metabolic #Alkalosis
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 ... , 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
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... COP DDX: • CAP ... Treatment: •
Gitelman Syndrome - Diagnosis and Workup
Blood Work:
 - Hypokalemia
 - Hypomagnesemia
 - Metabolic Alkalosis
 - Elevated
Gitelman Syndrome ... Hypomagnesemia - Metabolic ... Alkalosis - Elevated ... excretion of Cl > 0.5% Clinical ... dr_missyhanna #Gitelman #Syndrome
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Treatment depends ... dissipation of metabolic ... • Serotonin syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup