Acid-Base Disorders

By Alex Yartsev - 11/07/2015

Offered below is an organised list of summaries on the topic of acid-base disorders from the Critical Care Compendium, courtesy of LITFL. Given the mixture of topics, the ideal audience for this material is the final stage exam candidate pursuing dual CICM and ACEM fellowship qualifications.

Acid-Base Disorders in the Critical Care Compendium
ABG measurements ABG, arterial blood gas Arterial Blood Gas in Hypothermia Acid-Base Interpretation Approach to Acid-Base disorders, Strong Ion Difference Base Excess vs Standard Base Excess Respiratory acid-base disorders Respiratory Acidosis Respiratory Alkalosis Respiratory Compensation in Metabolic Disorders Metabolic Alkalosis Metabolic Alkalosis Metabolic Alkalosis Evaluation Correction of metabolic acidosis Sodium Bicarbonate and DKA Sodium Bicarbonate Use Metabolic Acidosis ABG changes in Cardiac Arrest and CPR Lactate and Lactic Acidosis Lactic Acidosis Evaluation Pyroglutamic Acidosis D-Lactic acidosis Metformin-related Lactic Acidosis Ketoacidosis Assessment of Metabolic Acidosis Metabolic Acidosis Metabolic Acidosis Evaluation Anion gap Osmolar gap Anion Gap and Metabolic Acidosis - advantages and disadvantages Delta Ratio Normal Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis Renal Tubular Acidosis and Uraemic acidosis Urinary Anion Gap

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Acid-Base Disorders

ABG measurements

Respiratory acid-base disorders

Metabolic Alkalosis

Correction of metabolic acidosis

Metabolic Acidosis

Assessment of Metabolic Acidosis