ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS
ANALYSIS
1
DR.SWARNALINGAM THANGAVELU M.B.B.S.,M.D
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY
EVERYTHING SHOULD BE MADE
SIMPLE, BUT NOT SIMPLER
- ALBERT EINSTEIN
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OBJECTIVES
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Background of acid base disturbances
Terminology used in acid base disturbances
Arterial blood sampling procedure
Interpretation of Arterial blood gas report
BACKGROUND
INDICATIONS
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To assess the
adequacy of
ventilation and
oxygenation
Establish the
diagnosis and severity
of respiratory failure
To guide therapy for
oxygen
administration
To assess the changes in
acid-base homeostasis
and guide treatment
To manage patients in
ICUs
To monitor patients
during cardiopulmonary
surgery
Determine
prognosis in
critically ill
patients
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS DURING
ARTERIAL BLOOD SAMPLING
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Before withdrawing a sample, kindly ensure that the patient is
in a steady state of oxygenation
It takes about 3 minutes for patients with healthy lungs and 20
minutes in COPD lungs to reach a steady state after any alteration of
ventilator parameters or the FiO2 has been done
General rule- atleast 30 minutes should be allowed for the patient to
achieve a steady state before any sample is withdrawn for ABG
Allen’s test for checking collateral blood flow to
hand
Excess heparin- causes a drop in PaCO2
Air bubble in the sample or leaving the sample
exposed open to air should be prevented
Avoid delay in running the sample (If not placed
in ice box)- PaO2 decreases very fast
ARTERIAL BLOOD
SAMPLING
TECHIQUE
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NORMAL ABG REPORT
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PaO2
(mmHg)
PaCO2
(mmHg)
pH HCO3
mEq/L
Base
deficit/
Excess
mEq/L
SaO2 (%)
Arterial 80-100 35-45 7.36-7.44 22-28 ±2 >95%
Venous 37-42 42-50 7.34-7.42 - ±2 75%
HOW TO KNOW WHETHER THE SAMPLE
IS ARTERIAL, VENOUS OR MIXED?
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Arterial Venous
Ask the person Blood pulsates into the syringe
Syringe plunger may rise on its own
Does not
PO2 and O2 saturation PO2 value of >40mmHg or
O2 saturation >75% -most likely not
a venous sample
Very low
Peripheral venous PO2 is always
<40mmHg, O2 Saturation <75%
pH Abnormal or normal, Not diagnostic Abnormal or normal, Not diagnostic
PCO2 Abnormal or normal, Not diagnostic Abnormal or normal, Not diagnostic
Multiple attempts Lower PO2 due to its venous
mixture
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Venous admixture Lower PO2. The values depend upon
venous admixture
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Sometimes there is no way to
know whether the blood sample
is arterial or venous?
PARAMETERS IN A BLOOD GAS REPORT
• FiO2 [ Fractional concentration of O2 in inspired air ]
• PaO2 [ Partial pressure of O2 in arterial blood ]
• PaCO2 [ Partial pressure of CO2 in arterial blood ]
• pH [ Measure of hydrogen ion concentration of a solution ]
• SaO2 [ Oxygen saturation of Hemoglobin in arterial blood ]
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HCO3 A (Actual)
Parameter for non-respiratory component of acid-base balance
HCO3 S (Standard)
Reported after standardizing at PCO2 of 40mmHg, Temperature 37˚C, SO2 100%
Base Excess
HCO3 amount above or below normal content (0) of buffer base, (+) or (-)
Depends upon entered Hb value, measured pH and PCO2 values
A-a DO2
Difference between PO2 Alveolar and PO2 arterial
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TERMINOLOGY
• Acidemia :
Blood pH <7.35
• Acidosis:
A primary physiological process that occuring alone, tends to cause acidemia
• Alkalemia:
Blood pH >7.45
• Alkalosis:
A primary physiological process that occuring alone, tends to cause alkalemia
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PRIMARY ACID-BASE DISORDERS
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Respiratory
acidosis
Respiratory
alkalosis
Metabolic
acidosis
Metabolic
alkalosis
 Manifest as initial changes in PaCO2 or HCO3
 If PaCO2 changes first, disorder is respiratory
 If HCO3 changes first, disorder is metabolic
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Respiratory
acidosis
(PaCO2 rises first)
Respiratory
alkalosis
(PaCO2 falls first)
Metabolic
acidosis
( HCO3 falls first)
Metabolic
alkalosis ( HCO3
rises first)
COMPENSATION
enal compenstation for respiratory imbalances is slow and incomplete
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Secondary changes in HCO3 or PaCO2
occuring in response to the primary event to
normalize pH when the acid-base imbalance
exists over a period of time
The compensation is done by the organ system
which is not primarily affected.
Respiratory compensation for metabolic
problems is usually rapid and almost complete
 Renal compensation for respiratory
imbalances is slow and incomplete
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Primary disorder First Change Effect Compensation
Respiratory acidosis PaCO2 rises pH decreases Secondary retention
of HCO3 by kidneys
(Slow & incomplete)
Respiratory alkalosis PaCO2 falls pH increases Secondary
increased excretion
of HCO3 by kidneys
Metabolic acidosis HCO3 falls pH decreases Secondary
hyperventilation by
lungs to lower
PaCO2 ( Rapid &
almost complete)
Metabolic alkalosis HCO3 rises pH increases Secondary
hypoventilation by
lungs to raise
PaCO2
READING THE REPORT
STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH
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STEP 1
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Check if the required parameters have been
correctly fed in ABG machine
 P
at Patient’s temperature, hemoglobin, FiO2 and barometric pressure ient’s
temperature, hemoglobin, FiO2 and barometric pressure
T The results in ABG report are bound to change ( incorrect and misleading) if
the above values are not correctly filled
he results in ABG report are bound to change ( incorrect and misleading) if the
above values are not correctly filled
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STEP 2
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Detect the adequacy of oxygenation
 Look at PaO2, SaO2 values and the FiO2 which the patient is receiving
 PaO2 = 109-0.43 × age
 Relate PaO2 values with FiO2 which the patient is receiving
 Value of PaO2 can be predicted by multiplying inspired % of O2 with 5 in
otherwise healthy lungs or with 3 in patients of COPD
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CLASSIFY HYPOXEMIA
Uncorrected hypoxemia
Patient is receiving O2 but PaO2 is < 60mmHg
Corrected hypoxemia
PaO2 has risen to >60mmHg but is < 100mmHg
Excessively corrected hypoxemia
PaO2 rises to > 100mmHg but is surely less than predicted value
TOTAL OXYGEN CONTENT
• Gives the true assessment of adequacy of oxygenation and hypoxemia in all clinical
situations
• Especially in conditions where PaO2 or SaO2 found to inaccurate
Anemia
MetHb
CO poisoning
• Normal value: 16-22ml/dl
CaO2= Hb (gm%) × 1.34 × SaO2+0.003× PaO2 (mmHg)
STEP 3
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Classify pH as normal, acidemia or alkalemia
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pH Inference
7.35-7.45 Normal pH
No metabolic disorder
Compensated disorder
< 7.35 Acidemia
Uncompensated disorder
> 7.35 Alkalemia
Uncompensated disorder
STEP 4
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Analyze whether the disorder is respiratory or metabolic
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Respiratory Metabolic
Analyse pH and PCO2 in relation to
normal values
Moving in opposite direction-
disorder is respiratory
Moving in same direction- disorder is
not respiratory ( ? Metabolic)
Analyse pH and HCO3 in relation to
normal values
Moving in same direction- disorder is
metabolic
Moves in opposite direction- primary
disorder is not metabolic (?
Respiratory)
ACRONYM- ROME
RO
• Respiratory Opposite
ME
• Metabolic Equal
STEP 5
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Evaluate compensation and correlate pH, PaCO2 and HCO3
Lungs and kidneys are primary buffer response systems
If pH is found to be outside the normal range- no compensation or partial
pH in normal range- full compensation or no acid base balance
 If the primary disturbance is respiratory, then there will be increase or decrease
in HCO3 to compensate for the alterations in the PaCO2 and vice versa
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STEP 6
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Calculate the actual compensation seen in
the report and match it with the expected
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Disorder Event Compensation
Respiratory acidosis Acute 10mmHg rise in PaCO2
Chronic 10mmHg rise in PaCO2
1mEq/L rise in HCO3 levels
4mEq/L rise in HCO3 levels
Respiratory alkalosis Acute 10mmHg fall in PaCO2
Chronic 10mmHg fall in PaCO2
2mEq/L fall in HCO3 levels
4mEq/L fall in HCO3 levels
Metabolic acidosis 1mEq/L decrease in HCO3 1.25mmHg decrease in PaCO2
Metabolic alkalosis 1mEq/L increase in HCO3 0.75mmHg increase in PaCO2
STEP 7
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Find out whether the disorder is mixed
TWO METHODS
 Check the relative movement of pH in relation to both PaCO2 and HCO3. If both
the pairs are moving and in correct direction, it is a mixed disorder
 Analyse compensation by assuming the primary disorder as respiratory or
metabolic. If the analysis shows no compensation, it is a mixed disorder
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STEP 8
Unmask hidden disorders
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Serum electrolyte reports ( Na, K, Cl and HCO3) to unmask hidden disorders
Three parameters need to be determined
1. Anion gap (AG)
2. Bicarbonate gap (BG)
3. Venous CO2 and its change from normal
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ANION GAP
 It is the difference of all the routinely measured cations & anions in the blood
AG = ( Na + K)- (Cl + HCO3). Usually K is omitted due to small numerical value
Normal value: 12 ± 4 mEq/L
∆ AG= Measured AG- 12 ( Normal expected AG)
Elevated AG above 16 implies anion gap metabolic acidosis is present
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SUMMARY
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pH is depressed Acidosis
If CO2 is elevated, there is a respiratory component to the acidosis
(But it could also include a metabolic component)
If CO2 is not elevated, the only possible explanation is the presence of a
metabolic acidosis ( Bicarbonate must be reduced)
If the CO2 is elevated and the bicarbonate is decreased, it is a combined
respiratory and metabolic acidosis
pH is elevated
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Alkalosis
If CO2 is depressed, there is a respiratory component to the alkalosis
(But it could also include a metabolic component)
If CO2 is not depressed, the only possible explanation is the presence of a
metabolic alkalosis ( Bicarbonate must be elevated)
If the CO2 is depressed and the bicarbonate is elevated, it is a combined
respiratory and metabolic alkalosis
L LISTEN not to contradict or confute
nor to believe and take for granted
but to WEIGH AND CONSIDER
THANK YOU
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pH 7.3
PCO2
30mmHg
PO2
95mmHg
HCO3 14
mEq/L
?
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pH 7.3
PCO2
30mmHg
PO2
95mmHg
HCO3
14mEq/L
Metabolic
acidosis
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pH 7.6
PCO2
20mmHg
PO2
95mmHg
HCO3 18
mEq/L
?
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pH 7.6
PCO2
20mmHg
PO2
95 mmHg
HCO3
18 mEq/L
Respiratory
alkalosis
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pH 7.2
PCO2
80 mmHg
PO2
70 mmHg
HCO3
30 mEq/L
?
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pH 7.2 PCO2 80 mmHg
PO2 80 mmHg HCO3 30 mEq/L
Respiratory
acidosis
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pH 7.6
PCO2
48mmHg
PO2
70mmHg
HCO3
44mEq/L
?
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pH 7.6
PCO2
48mmHg
PO2
70mmHg
HCO3
44mEq/L
Metabolic
alkalosis
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pH 6.98
PCO2
62mmHg
PO2
80mmHg
HCO3 14
mEq/L
?
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pH 6.98
PCO2
62mmHg
PO2
80mmHg
HCO3 14
mEq/L
Combined
respiratory
and metabolic
acidosis
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pH 7.3
PCO2
30mmHg
PO2
68 mmHg
HCO3
14 mEq/L
?
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pH 7.3
PCO2
30mmHg
PO2
68 mmHg
HCO3
14 mEq/L
Partially
compensated
metabolic acidosis
with hypoxemia

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Abg workshop ppt

  • 1. ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS 1 DR.SWARNALINGAM THANGAVELU M.B.B.S.,M.D ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY
  • 2. EVERYTHING SHOULD BE MADE SIMPLE, BUT NOT SIMPLER - ALBERT EINSTEIN 2
  • 3. OBJECTIVES 3 Background of acid base disturbances Terminology used in acid base disturbances Arterial blood sampling procedure Interpretation of Arterial blood gas report
  • 5. INDICATIONS 5 To assess the adequacy of ventilation and oxygenation Establish the diagnosis and severity of respiratory failure To guide therapy for oxygen administration To assess the changes in acid-base homeostasis and guide treatment To manage patients in ICUs To monitor patients during cardiopulmonary surgery Determine prognosis in critically ill patients
  • 6. IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS DURING ARTERIAL BLOOD SAMPLING 6 Before withdrawing a sample, kindly ensure that the patient is in a steady state of oxygenation It takes about 3 minutes for patients with healthy lungs and 20 minutes in COPD lungs to reach a steady state after any alteration of ventilator parameters or the FiO2 has been done General rule- atleast 30 minutes should be allowed for the patient to achieve a steady state before any sample is withdrawn for ABG
  • 7. Allen’s test for checking collateral blood flow to hand Excess heparin- causes a drop in PaCO2 Air bubble in the sample or leaving the sample exposed open to air should be prevented Avoid delay in running the sample (If not placed in ice box)- PaO2 decreases very fast
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  • 20. NORMAL ABG REPORT 20 PaO2 (mmHg) PaCO2 (mmHg) pH HCO3 mEq/L Base deficit/ Excess mEq/L SaO2 (%) Arterial 80-100 35-45 7.36-7.44 22-28 ±2 >95% Venous 37-42 42-50 7.34-7.42 - ±2 75%
  • 21. HOW TO KNOW WHETHER THE SAMPLE IS ARTERIAL, VENOUS OR MIXED? 21 Arterial Venous Ask the person Blood pulsates into the syringe Syringe plunger may rise on its own Does not PO2 and O2 saturation PO2 value of >40mmHg or O2 saturation >75% -most likely not a venous sample Very low Peripheral venous PO2 is always <40mmHg, O2 Saturation <75% pH Abnormal or normal, Not diagnostic Abnormal or normal, Not diagnostic PCO2 Abnormal or normal, Not diagnostic Abnormal or normal, Not diagnostic Multiple attempts Lower PO2 due to its venous mixture - Venous admixture Lower PO2. The values depend upon venous admixture
  • 22. 22 Sometimes there is no way to know whether the blood sample is arterial or venous?
  • 23. PARAMETERS IN A BLOOD GAS REPORT • FiO2 [ Fractional concentration of O2 in inspired air ] • PaO2 [ Partial pressure of O2 in arterial blood ] • PaCO2 [ Partial pressure of CO2 in arterial blood ] • pH [ Measure of hydrogen ion concentration of a solution ] • SaO2 [ Oxygen saturation of Hemoglobin in arterial blood ] 23
  • 24. HCO3 A (Actual) Parameter for non-respiratory component of acid-base balance HCO3 S (Standard) Reported after standardizing at PCO2 of 40mmHg, Temperature 37˚C, SO2 100% Base Excess HCO3 amount above or below normal content (0) of buffer base, (+) or (-) Depends upon entered Hb value, measured pH and PCO2 values A-a DO2 Difference between PO2 Alveolar and PO2 arterial 24
  • 25. TERMINOLOGY • Acidemia : Blood pH <7.35 • Acidosis: A primary physiological process that occuring alone, tends to cause acidemia • Alkalemia: Blood pH >7.45 • Alkalosis: A primary physiological process that occuring alone, tends to cause alkalemia 25
  • 27.  Manifest as initial changes in PaCO2 or HCO3  If PaCO2 changes first, disorder is respiratory  If HCO3 changes first, disorder is metabolic 27
  • 28. 28 Respiratory acidosis (PaCO2 rises first) Respiratory alkalosis (PaCO2 falls first) Metabolic acidosis ( HCO3 falls first) Metabolic alkalosis ( HCO3 rises first)
  • 29. COMPENSATION enal compenstation for respiratory imbalances is slow and incomplete 29 Secondary changes in HCO3 or PaCO2 occuring in response to the primary event to normalize pH when the acid-base imbalance exists over a period of time The compensation is done by the organ system which is not primarily affected. Respiratory compensation for metabolic problems is usually rapid and almost complete  Renal compensation for respiratory imbalances is slow and incomplete
  • 30. 30 Primary disorder First Change Effect Compensation Respiratory acidosis PaCO2 rises pH decreases Secondary retention of HCO3 by kidneys (Slow & incomplete) Respiratory alkalosis PaCO2 falls pH increases Secondary increased excretion of HCO3 by kidneys Metabolic acidosis HCO3 falls pH decreases Secondary hyperventilation by lungs to lower PaCO2 ( Rapid & almost complete) Metabolic alkalosis HCO3 rises pH increases Secondary hypoventilation by lungs to raise PaCO2
  • 32. STEP 1 32 Check if the required parameters have been correctly fed in ABG machine
  • 33.  P at Patient’s temperature, hemoglobin, FiO2 and barometric pressure ient’s temperature, hemoglobin, FiO2 and barometric pressure T The results in ABG report are bound to change ( incorrect and misleading) if the above values are not correctly filled he results in ABG report are bound to change ( incorrect and misleading) if the above values are not correctly filled 33
  • 34. STEP 2 34 Detect the adequacy of oxygenation
  • 35.  Look at PaO2, SaO2 values and the FiO2 which the patient is receiving  PaO2 = 109-0.43 × age  Relate PaO2 values with FiO2 which the patient is receiving  Value of PaO2 can be predicted by multiplying inspired % of O2 with 5 in otherwise healthy lungs or with 3 in patients of COPD 35
  • 36. CLASSIFY HYPOXEMIA Uncorrected hypoxemia Patient is receiving O2 but PaO2 is < 60mmHg Corrected hypoxemia PaO2 has risen to >60mmHg but is < 100mmHg Excessively corrected hypoxemia PaO2 rises to > 100mmHg but is surely less than predicted value
  • 37. TOTAL OXYGEN CONTENT • Gives the true assessment of adequacy of oxygenation and hypoxemia in all clinical situations • Especially in conditions where PaO2 or SaO2 found to inaccurate Anemia MetHb CO poisoning • Normal value: 16-22ml/dl CaO2= Hb (gm%) × 1.34 × SaO2+0.003× PaO2 (mmHg)
  • 38. STEP 3 38 Classify pH as normal, acidemia or alkalemia
  • 39. 39 pH Inference 7.35-7.45 Normal pH No metabolic disorder Compensated disorder < 7.35 Acidemia Uncompensated disorder > 7.35 Alkalemia Uncompensated disorder
  • 40. STEP 4 40 Analyze whether the disorder is respiratory or metabolic
  • 41. 41 Respiratory Metabolic Analyse pH and PCO2 in relation to normal values Moving in opposite direction- disorder is respiratory Moving in same direction- disorder is not respiratory ( ? Metabolic) Analyse pH and HCO3 in relation to normal values Moving in same direction- disorder is metabolic Moves in opposite direction- primary disorder is not metabolic (? Respiratory)
  • 42. ACRONYM- ROME RO • Respiratory Opposite ME • Metabolic Equal
  • 43. STEP 5 43 Evaluate compensation and correlate pH, PaCO2 and HCO3
  • 44. Lungs and kidneys are primary buffer response systems If pH is found to be outside the normal range- no compensation or partial pH in normal range- full compensation or no acid base balance  If the primary disturbance is respiratory, then there will be increase or decrease in HCO3 to compensate for the alterations in the PaCO2 and vice versa 44
  • 45. STEP 6 45 Calculate the actual compensation seen in the report and match it with the expected
  • 46. 46 Disorder Event Compensation Respiratory acidosis Acute 10mmHg rise in PaCO2 Chronic 10mmHg rise in PaCO2 1mEq/L rise in HCO3 levels 4mEq/L rise in HCO3 levels Respiratory alkalosis Acute 10mmHg fall in PaCO2 Chronic 10mmHg fall in PaCO2 2mEq/L fall in HCO3 levels 4mEq/L fall in HCO3 levels Metabolic acidosis 1mEq/L decrease in HCO3 1.25mmHg decrease in PaCO2 Metabolic alkalosis 1mEq/L increase in HCO3 0.75mmHg increase in PaCO2
  • 47. STEP 7 47 Find out whether the disorder is mixed
  • 48. TWO METHODS  Check the relative movement of pH in relation to both PaCO2 and HCO3. If both the pairs are moving and in correct direction, it is a mixed disorder  Analyse compensation by assuming the primary disorder as respiratory or metabolic. If the analysis shows no compensation, it is a mixed disorder 48
  • 49. STEP 8 Unmask hidden disorders 49
  • 50. Serum electrolyte reports ( Na, K, Cl and HCO3) to unmask hidden disorders Three parameters need to be determined 1. Anion gap (AG) 2. Bicarbonate gap (BG) 3. Venous CO2 and its change from normal 50
  • 51. ANION GAP  It is the difference of all the routinely measured cations & anions in the blood AG = ( Na + K)- (Cl + HCO3). Usually K is omitted due to small numerical value Normal value: 12 ± 4 mEq/L ∆ AG= Measured AG- 12 ( Normal expected AG) Elevated AG above 16 implies anion gap metabolic acidosis is present
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  • 55. SUMMARY 55 pH is depressed Acidosis If CO2 is elevated, there is a respiratory component to the acidosis (But it could also include a metabolic component) If CO2 is not elevated, the only possible explanation is the presence of a metabolic acidosis ( Bicarbonate must be reduced) If the CO2 is elevated and the bicarbonate is decreased, it is a combined respiratory and metabolic acidosis
  • 56. pH is elevated 56 Alkalosis If CO2 is depressed, there is a respiratory component to the alkalosis (But it could also include a metabolic component) If CO2 is not depressed, the only possible explanation is the presence of a metabolic alkalosis ( Bicarbonate must be elevated) If the CO2 is depressed and the bicarbonate is elevated, it is a combined respiratory and metabolic alkalosis
  • 57. L LISTEN not to contradict or confute nor to believe and take for granted but to WEIGH AND CONSIDER THANK YOU 57
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  • 62. 62 pH 7.6 PCO2 20mmHg PO2 95 mmHg HCO3 18 mEq/L Respiratory alkalosis
  • 63. 63 pH 7.2 PCO2 80 mmHg PO2 70 mmHg HCO3 30 mEq/L ?
  • 64. 64 pH 7.2 PCO2 80 mmHg PO2 80 mmHg HCO3 30 mEq/L Respiratory acidosis
  • 70. 70 pH 7.3 PCO2 30mmHg PO2 68 mmHg HCO3 14 mEq/L Partially compensated metabolic acidosis with hypoxemia