Acidosis and alkalosis | USMLE STEP 1

  • this topic is also given in first aid 2015 page no. 538 and first aid 2016 page no. 543.

  • between 4:30 to 4:40 i said metabolic acidosis is due to hco3- , i meant metabolic acidosis is due to decrease in hco3-. at 5:01 i said co2 level is ‘22’, it should be ‘28’. at 5:12 it should 'arbitrary. slip of tongue, sorry.

  • in my notes i wrote that metabolic acidosis start 3 hours after aspirin toxicity but change it to 12 hours, thats more correct and appropriate.

  • if you are first or second year medical student or if you have more than one year to prepare for usmle step 1 or any other exam then i strongly recommend you to watch dr. najeeb lectures to make your concepts very clear. If you don’t have enough time to prepare for usmle step 1 then i would not recommend you to go through every video of dr. najeeb . just watch neurology and immunology.