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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... : - Diarrhea ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... #VBG #differential
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
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Base Disorders - Evaluation ... Now, look at the gas ... the chronicity (acute ... , chronic, or acute ... #workup #Differential
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Framework and Workup ... NAGMA - Chem, ABG ... Loss of HCO3 - Diarrhea ... NonAnionGap #Acidosis #Metabolic ... #nephrology
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Renal failure (acute ... Diarrhea B. ... exchange resins #aniongap ... #NonGap #Metabolic ... #Acidosis #differential