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Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
Arterial Blood Gas ... (ABG) Analysis ... acidosis #Arterial ... #BloodGas #ABG ... Interpretation #AcidBase #Diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #bloodgas #Acid ... #Base #Gas #VBG
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid ... ~0.05 to pH and ... retention • Respiratory ... Ventilation • Respiratory ... 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 ... need to do more work ... Interpretation #BloodGas ... Acidosis #Alkalosis #Diagnosis
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... pH - What’s the ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup ... #algorithm #diagnosis ... #bloodgas #interpretation
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
• Check fresh gas ... consider intra-arterial ... drug interaction, renal ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Workup
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
Box C). ❹ Take bloods ... including blood gas ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... PRIS), Valproic Acid ... liver Failure, Renal ... Biotin) Type D: Bacterial ... AG acidosis with
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Bladder, gastric ... INVESTIGATIONS Arterial ... ); may require renal ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
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 ... against the drop in pH ... of the afferent arteriole ... criticalcare #management #diagnosis