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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
: • Anion Gap ... Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... retention • Respiratory ... Ventilation • Respiratory ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... Respiratory Acidosis ... - non anion gap ... - anion gap metabolic ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Anion gap? ... : Anion Gap (AG ... Gap Metabolic acidosis ... #Gas #VBG #differential
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) ... Interpretation and Acid-Base ... patient have an acidosis ... need to do more work ... = ANION GAP -
Acid Base Disorders Worksheet

Step 1: Gather the necessary data (Na+, CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2). Preferably, all
Acid Base Disorders ... is respiratory; ... a significant anion ... gap (Na - Cl - ... joshsteinbergMD #Acid #Base
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
3:1), and the base ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... lung #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology