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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).
2)
Base Disorders - Evaluation ... the chronicity (acute ... , chronic, or acute ... Base #Disorders #Evaluation ... #workup #Differential
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation ... complications such as ... Laxative use • Diarrhea ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential ... #potassium #nephrology
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
Metabolic Acidosis ... Renal failure (acute ... Diarrhea B. ... #Acidosis #differential ... diagnosis #causes #nephrology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... Approach (when evaluation ... and metabolic alkalosis ... #Hypertension #Workup
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Hypotension & Hypovolemia ... Demand: Stress / Pain ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... Inborn Errors of Metabolism