Formulas in Internal Medicine

Reference: NYPH ICU Manual, July 2002


Hemodynamics

  • Cardiac Output (Q)= HR x SV
  • Cardiac Index (Qi)= Q/ Body Surface Area(BSA)
  • Systemic Vascular Resistance (SVR)= (MAP-CVP)80/Q
  • Pulmonary Vascular Resistance (PVR) = (MPAP-PAOP)80/Q
  • DO2 = CaO2 x Q [CaO2=13.6 mlO2/liter x Hb x SaO2]
  • VO2= (CaO2- CvO2)x Q [PvO2=13.6 ml O2/liter xHbx SvO2]
  • Fick Q = VO2/(CaO2-CvO2)
  • nl. 4-8 liters/min
  • nl. 2.5-4.0 liters/min/ m2
  • nl. 800-1200 dynesxs/cm5
  • nl. < 250 dynesxs/cm5
  • nl. 500 ml O2/m2 BSA
  • nl. 125ml O2/m2 BSA
  • nl. 4-8 liters/min

Respiratory Mechanics

  • Compliance Respiratory System (Crs) = Vt ml/Pplat-PEEP
  • Airway Resistance (Raw) = PiP-Pplat/ Flow (l/s)
  • nl. 75-100 ml/cm H2O
  • nl. 3-5 cm H2O/l/s

Oxygenation

  • PaO2 predicted = 109-0.4(age)
  • A-a gradient = PAO2-PaO2
  • PAO2 = {(760-47)x FiO2(0.21)}- PaCO2/0.8
  • PaO2/FiO2 = 476


  • nl. < 10
  • nl. 101 mm Hg
  • < 300 = Acute Lung Injury, < 200 = ARDS

Weaning

  • PPaO2
  • Minute Ventilation (Ve)
  • Vital Capacity (Vc)
  • FEV1
  • Vt
  • Negative Insp Force
  • Maximum Voluntary Ventilation
  • Rapid Shallow Breathing index f(b/min)/Vt (liters)
  • > 60 on FiO2 0.4 or less
  • <10 liters/minute
  • > 1 liter - nl. 75 cc/kg
  • > 10 cc/kg - nl. 50-60 cc/kg
  • >5 cc/kg - nl. 5 cc/kg
  • < - 25 cm H20 - nl. - 75 cm H20
  • > 2 x Ve
  • < 105 - nl. 20

Nutrition (basics)

  • Calories
  • Protein
  • Fat
  • Ca
  • PO4
  • Mg
  • N2 Balance = (Protein intake (g)/ 6.25) - (UUN 24 hr/0.8) + 4 gms
  • 25-35 kcal/kg/day - nl. 1800 kcal/day
  • 1-2 gms/kg/day - nl. 50-100 gms
  • 100 gms/week (up to 25 % in rare pts)
  • 250 meq/day
  • 40 mg/day
  • 0.5 meq/ day

Renal
  • FeNa= (Una x Pcr x100)/(Pna x Ucr)
  • CrCl= (Ucr x U vol)/Pcr
  • CrCl (est) = (140 - age)(wt. kgs)/(Pcr)72 [multiply by 0.85 for a woman]
  • AG = Na -(Cl + HCO3), Delta Gap = 24 - AG (if delta gap + HCO3 > 24, complex acid/base problem)
  • Metabolic Acidosis: pCO2 = [1.5 ( HCO3) + 8]+/- 2
  • Respiratory acidosis: HCO3 rises 1meq for each 10 mmHg PaCO2
  • [H+ ] = 24 x PaCO2/HCO3; [H+ ]= 40, pH = 7.40, [H+ ]= 50, pH = 7.3, [H+ ] = 30, pH = 7.5
  • Posm = (Na x2) + BUN/2.8 + Gluc/18
  • TBW = 0.6 x wt kgs

* Water deficit = current TBW x [ measured Na/140 meq/l] - 1
* Desired TBW =( measured Na x current TBW)/ 140 meq/l
* These calculations tell the deficit at one point in time. You need to correct the ongoing problem as well as correct the underlying deficit!
 
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