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Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity ... Acidosis, Respiratory Alkalosis ... , Low Glucose, Salicylate ... level - Toxic Salicylate ... SarahFoohey #Salicylate
Metabolic and Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis - Diagnostic Algorithm

Anion gap - MUDPILES: 
 - Methanol (formic
Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis ... oxalic acid) - Salicylates ... Diagnosis #Acidosis #Alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis ... responsive metabolic alkalosis ... resistant metabolic alkalosis ... acidosis, Chronic salicylate ... use #Metabolic #Alkalosis
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
production Respiratory alkalosis ... • Pregnancy • Salicylates ... Metabolic Alkalosis ... - Contraction alkalosis ... diagnosis #acidosis #alkalosis
Salicylate Poisoning - Toxicology

Acute toxicity = vomiting, tachypnea, tinnitus, diaphoresis, and lethargy. This may progress to
Salicylate Poisoning ... mixed respiratory alkalosis ... occurs at lower salicylate ... Kat_Watson #Salicylate
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Metabolic Alkalosis ... responsive metabolic alkalosis ... resistant metabolic alkalosis ... acidosis • Chronic salicylate ... #Metabolic #Alkalosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
↑ ↑ Metabolic alkalosis ... Acidosis ↑ ↓ Resp Alkalosis ... Methanol A Aspirin (salicylates ... of Respiratory alkalosis ... associated hypoxia) - Salicylates
Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic

K - Ketoacidosis
	• DKA
		- With normal glucose, ask if
alcohol level) • salicylates ... (+ resp alkalosis
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Acid-Base Disorders Alkalosis ... progesterone, Salicylates ... acidbase #acidosis #alkalosis
Therapeutic Advantages and Disadvantages of some NSAIDs
Salicylates: Aspirin, Salicylate salts, Diflunisal
Acetic acids: Indomethacin, Sulindac, Tolmetin
Propionic acids:
of some NSAIDs Salicylates ... : Aspirin, Salicylate