Clinical Medicine part 2 Flashcards
Causes of Hypoxia
- hypoventilation
- V/Q mismatch as seen in pulmonary embolus
- shunting e.g. cardiac anomalies
- low inspired fraction of O2
- high altitude
- diffusion abnormalities e.g. alveolar hemorrhage, connective tissue disorder
Metabolic Acidosis Expected Compensation
-1.5HCO + 8 (+/-2)
If pH and PCO2 change in same direction, the process is
metabolic
If PH and PCO2 change in opposite directions, the process is
respiratory
Anion Gap
Na-(Cl + HCO3)
Metabolica acidosis
- decrease in extracellular pH caused by a decrease in HCO3
- loss of HCO from GI tract, renal
- increase H+ load–DKA or lactic acidosis
- Decrease H+ excretion by kidney–uremic acidosis or RTA
High Anion Gap Acidosis
- MUDPILES
- CCAT
High Anion Gap Acidosis
M
methanol–formic Acid
High Anion Gap Acidosis
U
uremia (renal failure)
- increased BUN, creatinine
- increased sulfates, phosphate as unmeasured anions
High Anion Gap Acidosis
D
diabetic ketosis
- increased glucose; starvation, alcohol abuse
- acetoacetic acid, B-hydroxybutyric acid
High Anion Gap Acidosis
P
paraldehyde
High Anion Gap Acidosis
I
- INH, iron
- isoniazid taken after PPd result comes back positive for TB!
High Anion Gap Acidosis
L
-lactic acid–shock, sepsis, low perfusion, marathon runners
High Anion Gap Acidosis
E
ethylene glycol
High Anion Gap Acidosis
S
salicylates
High Anion Gap Acidosis
CCAT
-CO, cyanide, alcohol, toluene
Lactic Acidosis Type A
- tissue hypoxia
- shock, severe anemia, herat failure, CO poisoning
Lactic Acidosis Type B1
- associated with systemic disorders
- DM, liver failure, sepsis, seizures
Lactic Acidosis Type B2
- associated with drugs/toxins
- ethanol, methanol, ethylene glycol, ASA
Lactic Acid Type B3
- associated with inborn errors of metabolism
- G6PD deficiency
Normal anion gap metabolic acidosis
-HCO3 falls and Cl rises
-hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis
HARDUPS
Normal anion gap metabolic acidosis
H
hyperalimentation (nutrition support)
Normal anion gap metabolic acidosis
A
acid infusion, acetazolamide