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Acid-Base disorders Flashcards

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Acidosis vs acidemia

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acidemia is a blood pH<7.36

Acidosis is the clinical process that leads to a decreased blood pH (does not always succeed in creating acidemia)

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Ventilation

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process that brings inhaled air tot he alveoli (does not include the process of gas exchange)
*influences pCO2, not pO2

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Minute ventilation

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rate by which air reaches alveoli
L/min
=RRxTV

reflected by hyper or hypoventilation

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General causes of met. acidosis

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over production or accumulation of acid
loss of base
under excretion of acid

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General causes of met. alk.

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loss of acid

underexcretion of base

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Chronic respiratory disorders

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fully compensated (pH is close to normal) 
likely 2-3 days old
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sub-acute or acute respiratory disorders

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occur w/in 2 days of initiation of disorder
uncompensated (resulting acidemia or alkalemia)
or paritally compensated
**ability to compensate depends on chronicity

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compensation for metabolic disorders

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can be fully or partially compensated at time of presentation (depending on amount of acid/alkalemia and LUNG FUNCTION)

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Causes of respiratory acidosis

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Hypoventilation: 
decreased RR (decreased drive- drugs, coma stroke)
decreased TV (NMJ disorders, kyphoscoliosis, airway obstruction, COPD, OSA)
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High AG metabolic acidosis

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Methanol
uremia
DKA
paraldehyde
infection, iron, isoniazide
lactic acidosis 
Ethylene glycol, ETOH
Salicylates, KA
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uremic acidosis

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when renal function is severely decreased ( decreased excretion of H+, decreased bicarb reabs )

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lactic acidosis

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anaerobic metabolisms (hypoxemia, circ failure, vessel bloackage, anemia=decreased muscle perfusion
meds:
metformin, HIV meds, Isoniazide

liver failure, thiamine deficiency, sepsis, seizures

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DKA

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increased lipolysis d/t lack of insulin
increases production of ketones
associated with hyperglycemia
more often of type I DM (presentaiton)

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alcoholic ketoacidosis

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idiopathic increase in ketone production in the liver after large ETOH consumption, normal blood glucose
high osmolar gap (>10)

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Osmolar gap

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difference bw measure serum Osm and calculated serum osm
calculated=2(Na)+(Glu/18)+(BUN/2.8)

should =ETOH leve/4.6
used to Identify other alcohols

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ethylene glycol

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found in antifreeze
metabolites are toxic 
increases OG 
calclium oxalate crystals are often found in urine 
can cause ARF
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Salicylate posioning

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usually a result of OD
may cause metabolic acidosis and/or respiratory alkalosis

hemorrhage, fever, nausea, vomiting, tinnitus, edema

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Causes of normal AG (hyperchloremic) acidosis

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Diarrhea
decreased renal bicarb reabs (CAi) or RTA
increased anion intake (parenteral feeding)
large amount of NaCl consumption

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Renal Tubular Acidosis type I

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decreased H+ excretion in CD
alkaline urine and acidic serum

increased Ca excretion and decreased citric acid concentration leading to kidney stone formation**

increase K loss= hypokalemia

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RTA type II

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proximal
defects in bicarb reabs= decreases serum pH and inc urine pH
increases Ca in urine, but normal citrate= stones are rare
hypokalemia
distal tubules work, so you are still able to acidify urine later
acidic urine

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RTA IV

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occurs in pt with moderate CRF

lack of ald or ald resistance
decreased K+ excretion= hyperkalemia
decreased H+ excretion= acidmeia
acidic urine

22
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Urinary anion gap

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used to differentiate bw renal (RTA) and extrarenal (diarrhea) causes of acidosis

Urine (Na+K)-Cl-

23
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negative urine anion gap

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Extra renal loss
d/t high levels of unmeasured NH4+
(excretion of NH4 by normal kidneys is compensatory mechanisms)

24
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Positive or non-existent uAG

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renal loss

d/t low levels of NH4 and high levels of HCO3-

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causes of respiratory alkalosis

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hyperventilation

acute: pain, anxiety, salicylate OD, fever, hypoxia)

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metabolic alkalosis

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vomiting, NG suction
increased bicarb reabs (dehydration, diuretics)
hyperaldosteronism (hypokalemia)
recent correction of chronic resp acidosis

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clinical manifestations of metabolic acidosis

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Kussmal respirations
nausea and vomiting
arrhythmia, hypotension
confusion, lethargy, coma

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Respiratory acidosis- clinical

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ineffective respirations
arrhythmias, hypotension
confusion, lethargy, coma

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metabolic alkalosis

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decreased respiration = hypoxia 
paresthesia 
carpopedal spasm 
confusion 
seizures 
dizziness 
coma
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respiratory alkalosis

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hyperventilation
paraesthesia
dizziness

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