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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
anion gap metabolic ... acidosis - anion ... gap metabolic acidosis ... workup #algorithm #diagnosis ... #bloodgas #interpretation
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion
Alcoholic ketoacidosis - Methanol - Ethylene glycol - Isopropyl Alcohol
 • Metabolic Acidosis
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Isopropyl Alcohol • Metabolic ... Acidosis • Osmolar ... GapAnion Gap ... Alcohol #Ingestion #diagnosis ... #toxicology #comparison
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 ... Metabolic Acidosis ... 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 ... #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 ... production, the rate of metabolism ... acidosis has resolved
Toxic Alcohol Ingestions
Metabolic Acidosis - Osmolar Gap - Anion Gap - Ketones - Ca Oxalate Stones
Alcohol Ingestions Metabolic ... Acidosis - Osmolar ... Gap - Anion Gap ... @kdjhaveri #Toxicology ... table #osmolargap #diagnosis
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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acidosis (12-48 ... post-ingestion) - Anion ... gap metabolic acidosis ... Poisoning #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Stages of Iron Toxicity

Iron overdose can cause an anion gap metabolic acidosis. Severe cases can lead
gap metabolic acidosis ... acidosisMetabolic ... acidosis (anion ... Iron #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Overdose
Citrate Anticoagulation Toxicity

Hypernatremia (HyperNa):
 - Citrate solutions may have ↑ sodium content and should be paired
convert to mmol/L Anion-Gap ... Metabolic Acidosis ... , "unmeasured" anion ... Anticoagulation #Toxicity #toxicology ... #nephrology #diagnosis