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| How do you calculate the anion gap |
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Definition
| Sodium minus (chloride plus bicarbonate) |
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| What is the mneumonic for anion gap metabolic acidosis |
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| Name three causes of normal anion gap acidosis |
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| Diarrhea, Rta, early renal failure |
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| What are the metabolites of ethylene glycol |
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Definition
| Glycolic acid and oxalic acid. Toxic to kidney. Start ethanol infusion to bind up alcohol Dehydrogenase to allow body to clear ethylene glycol |
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| What is the toxic metabolite of methanol |
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Definition
| Formic acid. It causes blindness, coma and death |
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| What is the metabolite of ethanol |
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| Acetic acid which is vinegar |
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| How can you calculate dead space using co2 values? |
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(PaCO2-PECO2)/PaCO2
PECO2 is end tidal expiratory conc of CO2. So take the difference between arterial co2 and expired co2 as a percentage of total arterial co2 |
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| At sea level, what's the equation for alveolar o2 |
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| The full equation is: FiO2 - (barometric P - water pressure) - pco2 /R. At sea level this is simply 150 - pc02/.8 |
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