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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Base Disorders ... /base, a VBG approximates ... an ABG by adding ... Acidosis, Ketoacidosis ... #Base #Disorders
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... failure (uremia) K Ketoacidosis ... #bloodgas #Acid ... #Base #Gas #VBG
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
Ketosis Disorders ... consequence of fatty acid ... (FA) metabolism ... (DKA) - caused ... #differential #diagnosis
Types of Anion Gap Acidosis - AGAPS KIL U - Mnemonic
Ketoacidosis: Alcoholic Ketoacidosis, Starvation Ketoacidosis, Starvation
From Anaerobic metabolism ... other organic acids ... UnremarkableLab #AnionGap ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... pH < 7.35) • Metabolic ... Acidosis (HCO3 ... #Algorithm #Causes
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 ... significant anion gap metabolic ... acidosis and ketonemia ... and acidosis has ... diabeticketoacidosis #aniongap
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... ketoacidosis, D-lactic ... poisoning • Normal acid-base ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Non-anion Gap Metabolic ... Acidosis Causes ... • Ketoacidosis ... #NonGap #Metabolic ... #diagnosis #causes
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
ketoacidosis ... poisoning Normal acid-base ... the indicated causes ... and potassium acid ... #differential #diagnosis
Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (AGMA) Differential Diagnosis - MUDPILES and GOLDMARK

M - Methanol
U - Uremia
D -
Anion Gap Metabolic ... D - Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... (DKA) P - Phenformin ... Iron L - Lactic acid ... also emerged as causes