ABG Interpretation: Compensation and Mixed Disorders (Lesson 4)
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Lecture on acid-base compensation and mixed disorders in ABG interpretation.
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@Low-Amphibian7308 · 2024-03 · in “How to tell if the question wants you to think an acid base imbalance is compensated?”
For Step 1 compensation calculation is really easy. You only need to know two: 1) Winter’s formula shortcut Go to 9:57 on this YouTube video: ▶ link 2) respiratory compensation table. ▶ link
View on r/step1@SydGAMSAT · 2019-07 · in “A useful table I found about acid base disorders [Clinical]”
Metabolic compensation can be estimated by ▶ comparing pCO2 to the two post-decimal digits of pH. Pretty neat trick -- as the video link says it seems too simple to work but it's a pretty reasonable hand-wave for the bedside. Some folks also prefer the change/change approach to respiratory compensation, ie: Disorder | HCO3 per pCO2 ---|---|---- Acute R Acidosis | +1 per +10 Chronic R Acidosis | +4 per +10 Acute R Alk…
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