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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Metabolic Acidosis ... Metabolic acidosis ... salicylates) R Renal ... - Renal tubular ... renal failure
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
or alkalotic than ... adding ~0.05 to pH ... , Renal Failure, ... of bicarb, Renal ... of H+, Renal loss
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Differential Algorithm Acidosis ... - Diarrhea pH ... Periodic paralysis Alkalosis ... Metabolic alkalosis ... Renal artery stenosis
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
ABG) Analysis - Metabolic ... pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ - Metabolic ... acidosis pH ↑ ... pCO2 ↑ - Metabolic ... alkalosis pH
Blood Gas Analysis and Interpretation
STEPS TO ANALYSIS
1. Look at PH. Alkalotic or acidotic?
Look at PH. ... Alkalotic or acidotic ... Bicarb/BE/BD (metabolic ... component agrees with pH ... respiratory or metabolic
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Algorithm Acidemia (pH ... < 7.35) • Metabolic ... Acidosis (HCO3 ... mmHg) Alkalemia (pH ... Alkalosis (HCO3
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Gas Analysis 1. pH ... Alkalosis - “BLVD ... - Contraction alkalosis ... gap metabolic acidosis ... #alkalosis #metabolic
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Respiratory Acidosis
 • Respiratory Alkalosis
 • Metabolic Acidosis
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• Respiratory Acidosis ... • Respiratory Alkalosis ... • Metabolic Acidosis ... • Metabolic Alkalosis ... #metabolic
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
or an alkalosis ... Look at the pH 2 ... direction of the pH ... problem, is the pH ... #Acidosis #Alkalosis
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation
 • AG/non-AG Metabolic Acidosis
 • AG Acidosis "Delta/Delta"
 • Metabolic Alkalosis
• AG/non-AG Metabolic ... /Delta" • Metabolic ... Alkalosis • Respiratory ... Alkalosis - ... #alkalosis