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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid ... Generally, for acid ... an ABG by adding ... ~0.05 to pH and ... Ketoacidosis, Renal
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... salicylates) R Renal ... - Diarrhea - Renal ... acidosis/Chronic renal ... #bloodgas #Acid
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) ... Interpretation and Acid-Base ... acidosis or an alkalosis ... Look at the pH 2 ... AmyChung #AcidBase #ABG
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
OTCs, herbals, abx ... protein/Cr - Renal ... /bladder US w/ PVR ... - CPK, uric acid ... - 45% - Pre-renal
1
Consumption of organic anions
2
Demineralization
3
Lactate, dissociated fatty acids, etc.
Metabolism
Ht consumptiont
cos-
РО}-
HPOT
HCO3
Hyperventilation
CO, output with expiration†
6
Vomiting
Нуро-
kalemia
Нуро-
volemia
H
HCO;
4
ЗНСОз
Nat
5
Na
Proximal tubules
Hypopara-thyroidism
Aldosteronet
7
Liver failure
Urea
Distal nephron
NH4
Cys •-
Met
dissociated fatty acids ... deficiency 8 Arg ... 个个 [H*] PrH pH ... [HC03] >7.45 #Alkalosis
1
Formation of organic acids
Lactate, dissociated fatty acids, acetic acids, etc.
Metabolism
H formationt
4
Hyperkalemia
ЗНСО,
Na
2
Mineralization
3
Hypoventilation
CO;
POA
3-
HCO;
6
CO, output # with expiration
Diarrhea
5
H*-
Proximal tubule
Renal
Formation of organic acids ... , acetic acids, ... Proximal tubule Renal ... Hypoaldo- steronism Arg ... 8 [Co] HO pH
#ICUCard
RENAL
GFR
90-131
mL/min
((140-age)*Wt)/(72*Cr)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft)
CI Cr
90-131
mL/min
(CrU * volume)/CrS
Creatinine Clearance
FENa
0.0-1.0
%
((U/P Na)/(U/P Cr))*100
Fractional Excretion of Na+
Na req
mEq
(125-Na)*0.6*Wt
Required Sodium
FE Urea
#ICUCard RENAL ... (Na U(U/P Cr) Renal ... 2)| Metabolic Alkalosis ... 50mmHg (acute I pH ... on FIO2 < 50% pH