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Assessment of Acid-Base Status
Charles L. Webber, Jr., Ph.D.

Loyola University Medical Center

 

Learning Objectives: You should be able to:

Rhoades & Tanner Text Readings: Chapter 25, Pages 476-481

 

Isohydric Principle    Tuller's Analysis     Primary Disturbances      Tuller Revisited     MainMenu

 

The Isohydric Principle

  1. Multiple Buffer Systems of the Body (Fig. 19)

     

  2. Accessing the Origin of Acid-Base Disturbances

Isohydric Principle    Tuller's Analysis     Primary Disturbances      Tuller Revisited     MainMenu

 

Tuller's Analysis

  1. The Physician and His System (Fig. 20)

     

  2. Empirical Definitions (Fig. 21)

     

  3. Working Assumptions

     

  4. Specific Examples

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The Four Primary Disturbances of Acid-Base Balance

  1. Primary Respiratory Acidosis

     

  2. Primary Respiratory Alkalosis

     

  3. Primary Metabolic Acidosis

     

  4. Primary Metabolic Alkalosis

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Tuller Revisited

  1. Specific Examples

     

  2. Lessons Learned

Isohydric Principle    Tuller's Analysis     Primary Disturbances      Tuller Revisited     MainMenu