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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 ... #Diagnosis #Summary
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 ... #acidosis #alkalosis ... respiratory #bloodgas #interpretation
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 ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology
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 ... AcidBase #ABG #Interpretation ... #Alkalosis #Diagnosis
Citrate Anticoagulation Toxicity

Hypernatremia (HyperNa):
 - Citrate solutions may have ↑ sodium content and should be paired
convert to mmol/L Anion-Gap ... Metabolic Acidosis ... metabolism Metabolic alkalosis ... Anticoagulation #Toxicity #toxicology ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Salicylate Poisoning - Toxicology

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