Acid-Base Regulation and Disorders

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• Acid-Base Regulation
  • Acid-Base Physiology
  • Acid-Base Balance
    • Chemical buffering
    • Pulmonary pH regulation
    • Renal pH regulation

• Acid-Base Disorders
  • Classification
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
    • Calculation of the anion gap
  • Key Points

• Metabolic Acidosis
  • Etiology
    • High anion gap acidosis
    • Normal anion gap acidosis
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Key Points

• Lactic Acidosis
  • Type A lactic acidosis
  • Type B lactic acidosis
  • D-Lactic acidosis
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Key Points

• Metabolic Alkalosis
  • Etiology
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Key Points

• Respiratory Acidosis
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Key Points

• Respiratory Alkalosis
  • Etiology
  • Pathophysiology
    • Pseudorespiratory alkalosis
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Key Points