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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Do you need an ABG ... /base, a VBG approximates ... an ABG by adding ... ~0.05 to pH and ... #Evaluation #workup
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
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Acid Base Disorders ... ABG And BMP Normal ... Summary #Nephrology #ABG ... #bloodgas #Acid ... #Base #Gas #VBG
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 ... or VBG - Calculate ... #Metabolic #NAGMA
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 ... AmyChung #AcidBase #ABG ... #Diagnosis
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
consequence of fatty acid ... (pH < 7.35) w/ ... blood glucose (BG ... marked increase in BG ... #differential #diagnosis