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BTK ABSITE 2023 - Fluids and Electrolytes

Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast

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The Importance of pH in a Blood Gas Problem

The pH will change by 0.1 for every 12 point change in CO2, so if theCO2 goes from 40 to 52, then your pH should go from 7.4 to 7.3. So we'll talk about another, another quick and easy way to do it to know if thechange in CO2 is just normal respiratory compensation for a metabolic acidosis or alkalosis. The first thing I look at is the CO2 and if it's high, I write down respiratory acidosis,. If it's low, Iwrite down respiratory alkalosis%. Then I look at the bicarb or base excess, whichever they give you...

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