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What is the PH for metabolic alkalosis? Serum HCO3? Compensatory response?

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High PH (>7.45),

High serum HCO3 (>30)

compensatory increase in PaCO2

(High bicarb=metabolic)

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Primary rise in HCO3 results from 3 main mechanisms. WHat are they?

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Loss of acid from GI tract or urine
Administration of HCO3
Contraction of alkalosis (loss of Cl- rich fluid and HCO3 poor fluid)

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What results in maintenance of metabolic alkilosis

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impairment of renal function (impairement in renal HCO3 excretion)

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What are the two types of metabolic alkalosis?

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Saline responsive
Saline resistant

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Three main causes of saline responsive alkalosis? Urinary chloride of saline responsive alkalosis

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  1. diuretics (furosemide, torsemide, bumetadine, HCTZ)
  2. vomiting
  3. Exogenous HCO3

urinary chloride between 10-20

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Normal PCO2 level? Normal HCO3 level? Normal PH level?

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PaCO2- 40
HCO3- 24
PH- 7.35- 7.45

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acid regulation controlled by

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buffering
renal regulation
ventilatory regulation
hepatic regulation (minor)

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Main buffers in body

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Bicarb
phosphate
proteins

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What important roles do the kindeys fulfil?

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Reabsorb bicarb (mostly in proximal)
generate new bicarb (h excretion) (mostly in distal tubule)

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When we suspect a metabolic acidosis what is the 1st step we do?

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always calculate anion gap

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What are causes of non anion gap metabolic acidosis

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diarrhea- loss of HCO3
Pancreatic fistula- loss of HCO3
Type II RTA- Proximal tubule abnormality. decreased HCO3 reabsorption
Type I RTA- distal tubule abnormality, H+ secretion. Less new HCO3 made
Type IV RTA- hypoaldosteronism, leads to H+ retention
CRF- decreased H+ secretion
increased exogenous acid- TPN, HCl

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EXAM! Anion gap metabolic acidosis causes

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Methanol intoxication
Uremia
DIabetic ketoacidosis
Poisoning/ propylene glycol
Intoxication/infection
Lactic acidosis
ethylene glycol
salicylates/sepsis

(MUD PILES)

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Treatment of acidosis

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treatment of underlying cause

acute bicarb therapy for severe cases

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When can we give acute bicarb therapy?

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PH<7.1

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concerns for bicarb use

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  • Shifting oxygen-hemoglobin saturation to the left where your oxygen wants to hang on to the oxygen instead of releasing it to tissues
  • hypernatremia
  • CSF ACIDOSIS
  • electrolyte changes ( hypokalemia, decreased calcium, decreased magnesium)
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most common cause of metabolic alkalosis

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Diuretic

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3 main causes of saline responsive alkalosis

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Diuretic
vomiting
exogenous HCO3 administration or blood transfusion

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How do diuretics cause alkalosis

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Diuretics enhance excretion of water by resulting in extracellular volume contraction

Volume contraction stimulates aldosterone

Aldosterone increases in distal tubular Na+ reabsoprtion and induces H and K secretion

H secretion is associated with HCO3 reabsorption in proximal tubule and HCO3 generation in distal tubule

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What also contributes to saline responsive alkalosis in response to diuretics

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Hypochloremic state (they are losing Cl n addition to H20)

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What is the 2nd most common cause of saline reponsive alkalosis

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Vomiting and NG suction

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How much mEq Cl and mEq H+ does 1 L of fluid contain

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200 mEq Cl-
25-100 mEq H+

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Urinary chloride for saline resistant alkalosis

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Urinary chloride >20

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Key difference between saline resistant alkalosis and saline responsive alkalosis

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No Cl- depletion OR there is an inability to reabsorb Cl-

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causes of saline resistant alkalosis

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  1. Increased mineralcorticoid activity (enhances Na and K+ exchange and H+ seretion)

2, hypokalemia (increased H+ secretion)

  1. renal tubular chloride wasting
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How does H+ secretion affect bicarb reabsoption and generation
Absorb more and making more bicarb
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What to do about mineralcorticoid induced saline resistant alkalosis
Dx or change to more subtle mineralcorticoid
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sx of alkalosis
Muscle crampsT
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Treatment of alkalosis
Treat underlying cause Rapid correction is often not necessary
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Treatment of saline responsive alkalosis
1. Saline (fluids/electrolytes) 1 L NS with 20-40 mEq/L Kcl over 4 hrs 2. Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor (especially for patients that cant tolerate excess fluid or sodium)
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adverse effects of CAI
K+ wasting (do not use if K+ is low)
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WHen do we use HCl as treatment of akalosis
contraindication to Na replacement (decompensated HF, renal failure) Failure of previous therapies or PH>7.55
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What are adjunct treatments we always use for saline responsive alkalosis For patients with vomiting or NG suction
H2 antagonist or PPIs
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How to treat saline resistant alkalosis
-Correct hypokalemia - reduce dose of mineralcorticoid or change to one with less mineralcorticoid activity - add spironolactone - correct hyperaldosteronism
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respiratory acidosis PH? Co2? COmpensatory mechanism?
Low PH <7.35 Hypercapnia >45 compensatory increase in HCO3 Almost always from failure of excretion versus overproduction
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causes of respiratory acidosis
-Airway obstruction -reduced stimulus for respiration from CNS (drug OD, sleep apnea, CNS infections) - pulmonary embolism - mechanical ventilation
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treatment of respiratory acidosis
-treat underlying cause (if choking get it out) -Mechanical ventilation or oxygen (use caution with O2 for COPD patient, shuts off their dirve to breathe) - avoid rapid correction to prevent alkalemia
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When do we use bicarb for respiratory acidosis
PH<7.15 (very rare)
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For respiratory alkalosis, what is the PH? PaCO2? Compensatory c=mechanism
High PH (>7.45), low PaCO2 (<40) compensatory decrease in HCO3
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treatment of respiratory alkalosis
Treat underlying cause Ventilation Sedation Paralysis
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symotoms of Respiratory alkalosis
CNS (lightheadedness, confusion, seizures) N/V Muscle cramps Decreased blood flows
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symptoms of respiratory acidosis
Respiratory (dyspne) CNS (HA drownsiness, confusion/coma) CV (tachycardia, arrhythmias)

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