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Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
- non anion gap ... - anion gap metabolic ... workup #algorithm #diagnosis ... #respiratory #bloodgas ... #interpretation
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Anion gap? ... : Anion Gap (AG ... Gap Metabolic acidosis ... Gap Metabolic acidosis ... Nephrology #ABG #bloodgas
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation
 • AG/non-AG Metabolic Acidosis
 • AG Acidosis "Delta/Delta"
 • Metabolic Alkalosis
Arterial Blood Gas ... (ABG) Interpretation ... #Arterial #BloodGas ... #ABG #Interpretation ... #diagnosis #acidbase
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
Arterial Blood Gas ... + Respiratory Acidosis ... #Arterial #BloodGas ... ABG #Analysis #Interpretation ... #AcidBase #Diagnosis
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Interpretation and ... do more work = ANION ... GAP - Amy Chung ... #BloodGas #Respiratory ... #Alkalosis #Diagnosis
Blood Gas Analysis and Interpretation
STEPS TO ANALYSIS
1. Look at PH. Alkalotic or acidotic?
Blood Gas Analysis ... and Interpretation ... #BloodGas #ABG # ... VBG #Analysis #Interpretation ... #diagnosis
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA ... of infection, antibiotics ... gap metabolic acidosis ... gap is variable ... acidosis has resolved