Delta Delta & Causes of Acidosis and Alkalosis
Presentation Date:
October 7, 2010
Type of Presentation:
Thursday Conference Lecture
Presentation Summary:
An overview of how to calculate delta gap and delta delta and the use of that value to figure out if a patient has an extra metabolic process. Also covers the causes of anion gap acidosis, non-gap acidosis, and metabolic alkalosis.
Presentation Keywords:
ABGs, delta delta, anion gap, non-gap acidosis, urine anion gap, chloride and nonchloride responsive alkalosis 