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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... ABG And BMP Normal ... #Summary #Nephrology ... #ABG #bloodgas ... #Acid #Base #Gas
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
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Approach to Acid ... Do you need an ABG ... an ABG by adding ... ~0.05 to pH and ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
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 ... to do more work ... Interpretation #BloodGas ... #Diagnosis
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 ... gap metabolic acidosis ... #algorithm #diagnosis ... #bloodgas #interpretation
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Workup ... NAGMA - Chem, ABG ... #Metabolic #NAGMA ... #Workup #nephrology
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... PRIS), Valproic Acid ... liver Failure, Renal ... Inborn Errors of Metabolism ... • Presents as AG
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
crusade against “Ab ... ECF and ICF both work ... Metabolic Acidosis ... against the drop in pH ... criticalcare #management #diagnosis
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Bladder, gastric ... acidosis: hyperventilate ... ); may require renal ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup