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

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ ... Metabolic acidosis pH ... pH ↑ pCO2 ↓ - ... Respiratory alkalosis ... pH ↓ pCO2 ↑ -
Blood Gas Analysis and Interpretation
STEPS TO ANALYSIS
1. Look at PH. Alkalotic or acidotic?
Look at PH. ... Alkalotic or acidotic ... - If alkalotic, ... component agrees with pH ... Whichever agrees with pH
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Algorithm Acidemia (pH ... mmHg) Alkalemia (pH ... • Metabolic Alkalosis ... • Respiratory Alkalosis
Acid Base Disorders Worksheet

Step 1: Gather the necessary data (Na+, CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2). Preferably, all
+, CI-, HCO3-, PH ... 2: Look at the PH ... has a primary alkalosis ... >40 patient's alkalosis ... is -Y patient's alkalosis
Acid Base Compensation - Directions - If all three variables (pH, HCO2, pCO2) move in the
three variables (pH ... AcidBase #Acidosis #Alkalosis
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Gas Analysis 1. pH ... production Respiratory alkalosis ... Salicylates Metabolic Alkalosis ... - Contraction alkalosis ... diagnosis #acidosis #alkalosis
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
- Diarrhea pH ... Periodic paralysis Alkalosis ... Metabolic alkalosis
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
acidosis or an alkalosis ... Look at the pH 2 ... direction of the pH ... problem, is the pH ... Metabolic #Acidosis #Alkalosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Normal Values • pH ... Alkalemia: • pH ... = Acidemia • pH ... Metabolic: pH ... ↑ ↑ Metabolic alkalosis
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
more acidotic or alkalotic ... adding ~0.05 to pH ... • Metabolic Alkalosis ... • Respiratory Alkalosis ... Diagnosis #acidosis #alkalosis