The Acid Base Haggadah 

  • PDF (5 MB)
  • Pages document (8 MB)
  • iBook (10.5 MB)
  • iBook file (22.8 MB) for iAuthor
  • 27 8.5×11 pages with a cover, introduction, table of contents and answers
  • March 2010: Minor changes to delta gap
  • June 2011: Fixed error in Metabolic alkalosis (thanks Rakesh Lattupalli) and some spelling errors
  • September 2011: fixed three typos, reworked anion gap, non-anion gap, and rapid interpretation of ABG introduction
  • December 2011: fleshed out osmolar gap, smoothed the introduction to primary acid-base disorders. Typos: some removed and some added.
  • January 2012 iBook!
  • March 2012 added a picture and graph to osmolar gap. Moved the files to drobox. Added the iAuthor file for download.
  • Jan 2013 Major revision. New cover, new intro, added two additional clinical vignettes, 2-pages on DKA, 2 pages on RTA including urine anion gap.

Acid-Base

Acid-Base (Powerpoint)
  • This is a lecture written for medical students getting their first exposure to acid-base physiology.
  • This is a version for residents where the learners have previous experience with acid base. (Powerpoint | PDF)
  • Scope:
    • primary disorder
    • second primary disorders affecting compensation
    • anion gap
    • osmolar gap
    • bicarbonate before
  • The presentation depends on a brand new supplemental questions handout (WordPDF). This is an 11 page book of 67 unique practice questions with answers