Acid Base Flashcards
anion gap
Na- (HCO3 + Cl)
*adding acid consumes HCO3, therefore increasing anion gap
three types of buffers
bicarb
phosphate (buffering causes bone loss)
proteins (mostly albumin–H displaces Ca and Na)
factors that change the gap
increase- acid load
decrease- hypoalbuminemia
acute compensation for respiratory acidosis
1 meq/L per 10 mmHg increase in PCO2
chronic compensation in respiratory acidosis
3-4 meq/L per 10 mmg increase in PCO2
respiratory compensation for metabolic acidosis
1.2 mmHg per 1 mEq/fall
winter’s formula
calculates expected PCO2 (is compensation adequate?)
=(1.5*[HCO3-]+8) +/-2
delta delta rule
if change in anion gap doesnt equal change in hco3, an additional acid-base disorder may be present
hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis is either__ or __
retention of HCL or bicarb loss
reasons for high anion gap metabolic acidiosis
MUD PILES methanol uremia DKA paraldehyde INH lactic acidosis ethylene glycol salicylate
osmolar gap
measured posm-calculated posm
calculated posm
2Na + glu/18 +BUN/2.8 + EtOH/4.6
if osmolar gap is high
intoxication with unmeasured osmoles
causes of increased osmole gap with acidosis
mud piles
causes of increased osmolal gap without acidosis
DELLPIM diethyl ether ethanol lipidemia lithium toxicity proteinemia isopropanolol mannitol
change in anion gap greater than change in bicarb
metabolic alkalosis present
change in anion gap less than change in bicarb
hypercholermic metabolic acidosis present
renal tubular acidosis presents as
hypercholermic acidosis