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==Reference(s)==
==Reference(s)==
Gale, M., Grantham, H., Morley, P. and Parr, M. (2016). Advanced Life Support Level 1: 3rd Australian Edition. Australian Resuscitation Council.
Gale, M., Grantham, H., Morley, P. and Parr, M. (2016). Advanced Life Support Level 1: 3rd Australian Edition. Australian Resuscitation Council.
American College Of Surgeons. Committee On Trauma (2012). ATLS : student course manual. Chicago, Ill.: American College Of Surgeons.
<br/>American College Of Surgeons. Committee On Trauma (2012). ATLS : student course manual. Chicago, Ill.: American College Of Surgeons.


[[Category:Acid-Base Disorders]]
[[Category:Acid-Base Disorders]]
[[Category:Advanced Life Support]]
[[Category:Advanced Life Support]]

Revision as of 01:50, 17 December 2022

1. If the AG is elevated, calculate the expected bicarbonate using 25 - change in AG. If the AG is not elevated, the expected bicarbonate is 25.

2. Essentially, what you're doing in this step is reducing the bicarbonate by 1 for every 1 acidic anion that the bicarbonate neutralizes.

3. If the measured bicarbonate is less than what is expected, a Normal Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (NAGMA) is present.

4. If the measured bicarbonate is more than what is expected, a metabolic alkalosis is present.

5. NAGMA or a metabolic alkalosis can coexist with a HAGMA.


Reference(s)

Gale, M., Grantham, H., Morley, P. and Parr, M. (2016). Advanced Life Support Level 1: 3rd Australian Edition. Australian Resuscitation Council.
American College Of Surgeons. Committee On Trauma (2012). ATLS : student course manual. Chicago, Ill.: American College Of Surgeons.