Yekaterina Bezpalaya @TheLiberation93
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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
are they more acidotic ... Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... : Lactic Acidosis ... Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... • Respiratory Acidosis
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Respiratory Acidosis
 • Respiratory Alkalosis
 • Metabolic Acidosis
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• Respiratory Acidosis ... • Metabolic Acidosis ... differential #diagnosis #acidosis
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Mnemonics
Why should we switch from MUDPILES to GOLDMARK?
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Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... • Metabolic acidosis ... hypotension and lactic acidosis ... AnionGap #Metabolic #Acidosis
Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
Lactic Acidosis ... does not cause acidosis ... ) Lactic Acidosis ... nickmmark #Lactic #Acidosis
Summary of metabolic compensation for respiratory acid-base disorders
#Diagnosis #Nephro #Respiratory #Acidosis #Alkalosis #Metabolic #Compensation #Formulas #Curbsiders
#Respiratory #Acidosis
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
patient have an acidosis ... concomitant respiratory acidosis ... is a metabolic acidosis ... Respiratory #Metabolic #Acidosis
Acid Base Disorders - Formulas for appropriate metabolic and respiratory compensation

- Dr Amith Sreedharan - Consultant
Respiratory #Metabolic #Acidosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
↓ ↓ Metabolic Acidosis ... For Metabolic Acidosis ... 2.0 Metabolic acidosis ... alkalosis/Resp acidosis ... Gap Metabolic acidosis
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
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development of metabolic acidosis ... Saline Exacerbates Acidosis ... gap metabolic acidosis ... Hyperkalemia: - Acidosis ... vasodilation - Acidosis
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Renal tubular acidosis