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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Alkalemia: • pH ... = Acidemia • pH ... Metabolic: pH ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
+ Respiratory Acidosis ... + Alkalosis pH ... ↓ - Metabolic acidosis ... pH ↑ pCO2 ↑ - ... Interpretation #AcidBase
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Algorithm Acidemia (pH ... • Metabolic Acidosis ... • Respiratory Acidosis ... mmHg) Alkalemia (pH ... < 35 mmHg) #AcidBase
Acid Base Compensation - Directions - If all three variables (pH, HCO2, pCO2) move in the
three variables (pH ... Diagnosis #Nephro #AcidBase ... #Acidosis #Alkalosis
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Respiratory Acidosis
 • Respiratory Alkalosis
 • Metabolic Acidosis
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• Respiratory Acidosis ... • Metabolic Acidosis ... Kfischer_10 #AcidBase ... Base #Disorders #nephrology ... differential #diagnosis #acidosis
Acid Base Disorders - Formulas for appropriate metabolic and respiratory compensation

- Dr Amith Sreedharan - Consultant
Respiratory #Metabolic #Acidosis ... Winters #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #AcidBase
PLACO Mnemonic - Approach to Acid-Base Disorders
P - Determine the pH
L - Labs: PCO2 & HCO3
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Determine the pH ... jadav_md #PLACO #AcidBase ... Base #diagnosis #nephrology
Renal Tubular Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Serum K, Urine pH < 5.5 - Proximal RTA
Decreased
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... Serum K, Urine pH ... Renal Tubular Acidosis ... Renal #Tubular #Acidosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Gas Analysis 1. pH ... Respiratory Acidosis ... gap metabolic acidosis ... gap metabolic acidosis ... MD @nickmmark #acidbase
#Diagnosis #Nephro #AcidBase #Disorders #Acidosis #Alkalosis #Metabolic #Respiratory #Algorithm #Curbsiders
Diagnosis #Nephro #AcidBase ... #Disorders #Acidosis