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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
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acidemia (pH < ... mmHg) Alkalemia (pH ... • Metabolic Alkalosis
Metabolic and Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis - Diagnostic Algorithm

Anion gap - MUDPILES: 
 - Methanol (formic
Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis ... - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Methanol (formic acid ... glycol (-> oxalic acid ... Addison disease - Renal
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
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm ... - Diarrhea pH ... Periodic paralysis Alkalosis ... Metabolic alkalosis ... Renal artery stenosis
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... Gas Analysis 1. pH ... production Respiratory alkalosis ... - Contraction alkalosis ... acidbase #workup #algorithm
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 ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... NOT distended on ultrasound ... • Uric acid ... on ultrasound, ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
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Consumption of organic anions
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Demineralization
3
Lactate, dissociated fatty acids, etc.
Metabolism
Ht consumptiont
cos-
РО}-
HPOT
HCO3
Hyperventilation
CO, output with expiration†
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Vomiting
Нуро-
kalemia
Нуро-
volemia
H
HCO;
4
ЗНСОз
Nat
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Na
Proximal tubules
Hypopara-thyroidism
Aldosteronet
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Liver failure
Urea
Distal nephron
NH4
Cys •-
Met
dissociated fatty acids ... deficiency 8 Arg ... 个个 [H*] PrH pH ... [HC03] >7.45 #Alkalosis