Acid-Base Essentials
Nephrology
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Description
In this course you learn a simple, four-step approach that will help you solve any acid-base problem, without memorization or complicated math. Important topics like anion gap, mixed acid-base problems, and compensation will be crystal clear after completing the lessons and quizzes in this course.
Course Details
23 Lessons
3 Quizzes
1 CME
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Course Highlights
In this video we explain the relationship between pH, HCO3 and pCO2 and a simple rule which will help you decide whether the primary problem is respiratory or metabolic in nature.
In this video we review acid-base compensation and some super-simple rules that will help you decide whether compensation is adequate or not.
Bicarbonate loss and acid overload
In this video we review how to differentiate between metabolic acidosis resulting from a loss of bicarbonate or by the addition of acid.