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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Anion gap? ... : Anion Gap (AG ... Gap Metabolic acidosis ... Gap Metabolic acidosis ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid ... Gap (AG). 2) Next ... : • Anion Gap ... Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
High Anion Gap Metabolic ... Acidosis (HAGMA ... associated with short ... underexcretion of acids ... GOLDMARK #mnemonic #nephrology
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Gap and Non-anion ... Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... Gap Acidosis: ... Gap Acidosis: ... Potassium-sparing
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Normal Anion-Gap ... ) - Differential ... Framework and Workup ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #nephrology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Anion gap metabolic ... gap metabolic acidosis ... of sodium and potassium ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology ... #differential #
Types of Anion Gap Acidosis - AGAPS KIL U - Mnemonic
Ketoacidosis: Alcoholic Ketoacidosis, Starvation Ketoacidosis, Starvation
Types of Anion Gap ... Acidosis - AGAPS ... - From Short Gut ... other organic acids ... AGAPSKILU #mnemonic #differential
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Losses: • Normal Acid-Base ... Non-reabsorbable anions ... Algorithm #causes #potassium ... #low #nephrology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
of hypokalemia starts ... Renal tubular acidosis ... , glycyrrhizic acid ... algorithm #causes #nephrology ... #potassium
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
mobilizes fatty acids ... produce Acetoacetic acid ... hormones that work ... provided the starting potassium ... #diagnosis #differential