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Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Algorithm Acidemia (pH ... • Metabolic Acidosis ... Acidosis (pCO2 ... mmHg) Alkalemia (pH ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Respiratory or Metabolic ... Normal Values • pH ... Alkalemia: • pH ... = Acidemia • pH ... Metabolic: pH
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
tachypnea with no respiratory ... cause 3) Labs ... anion-gap metabolic acidosis ... , Respiratory Alkalosis ... Resuscitation 2) Urine pH
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
- Metabolic + Respiratory ... pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ ... pH ↑ pCO2 ↑ - ... ↑ pCO2 ↓ - Respiratory ... pCO2 ↑ - Respiratory
Blood Gas Analysis and Interpretation
STEPS TO ANALYSIS
1. Look at PH. Alkalotic or acidotic?
Look at PH. ... - pCO2 (respiratory ... component agrees with pH ... Whichever agrees with pH ... (respiratory or
Algorithm for Determination of Type of Acidosis and Mixed Acid-Base Disturbances when pH Indicates Acidemia

#Acidosis #Metabolic
Determination of Type of Acidosis ... Disturbances when pH ... Indicates Acidemia #Acidosis ... #Metabolic #Respiratory
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
patient have an acidosis ... Look at the pH 2 ... direction of the pH ... problem, is the pH ... acidosis if lower
Acid Base Compensation - Directions - If all three variables (pH, HCO2, pCO2) move in the
three variables (pH ... it is a primary respiratory ... Nephro #AcidBase #Acidosis ... Alkalosis #Metabolic #Respiratory
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
Renal tubular acidosis ... conditions all of which cause ... result: a metabolic acidosis ... different types/causes ... Table #Comparison #PH
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Gas Analysis 1. pH ... Respiratory Acidosis ... CO2 production Respiratory ... gap metabolic acidosis ... alkalosis #metabolic #respiratory