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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Disorders - Evaluation ... and Differential ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Disorders #Evaluation ... #workup #Differential
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hypokalemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Nephro #Hypokalemia #Acidosis #Alkalosis #Algorithm #Differential #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... and Evaluation ... #Hypokalemia #Acidosis ... Alkalosis #Algorithm #Differential ... #Ddxof
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... #ABG #bloodgas ... #Acid #Base #Gas ... #VBG #differential
Algorithm for Evaluation of Acidemia 

#Metabolic #Respiratory #Acidemia #Acidosis #Algorithm #GOLDMARRK #AnionGap #Compensation #Ddxof #Differential #Diagnosis
Algorithm for Evaluation ... Respiratory #Acidemia #Acidosis ... #Compensation #Ddxof ... #Differential #
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Respiratory Acidosis
 • Respiratory Alkalosis
 • Metabolic Acidosis
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Acid-Base Disorders ... - Differential ... AcidBase #Acid #Base ... #Disorders #nephrology ... #differential #
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis ... (NAGMA) - Differential ... NAGMA - Chem, ABG ... Metabolic #NAGMA #Differential ... Diagnosis #Workup #nephrology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... • Normal Acid-Base ... • Metabolic acidosis ... • Metabolic acidosis ... potassium #low #nephrology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation ... Algorithm Before evaluating ... - Metabolic acidosis ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential ... #potassium #nephrology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
gap metabolic acidosis ... Kidney tubular acidosis ... poisoning Normal acid-base ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology ... #differential #
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
the wall of the aorta ... Evaluation: 1. ... presenting with chest/abd ... Pulse deficit/differential