Lecture: Acid-Base Balance P2

How can you differentiate between metabolic and respiratory acid/alkalosis
How do you diagnose simple acid base disorders and what are the common findings?
What happens to H+ ions in a acid base disorder?
Case 1
Case 2
What is the apporach of acid-base disorder
What are the causes of metabolic acidosis
What primary biochemical changes are seen in metabolic acidosis
What are the symptoms of metabolic acidosis
What is the anion gap
Example of an anion gap
What diagnosis can high anion gap be representative of
What tests must we use in patients of metabolic acidosis
What is the compensation to metabolic acidosis
Example - is this patients respiratory compensation complete and has this patients CO2 dropped suficiently or not?
What happens to pH in chronic renal failure