RT Book, Section
A1 Rock, Kristen Carey
A1 Cereda, Maurizio
A2 Freeman, Brian S.
A2 Berger, Jeffrey S.
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ID 1135739581
T1 Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases
T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259641770
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135739581
RD 2024/10/03
AB The  arterial  blood  gas  (ABG)  is  one  of  the  most  powerful  and  frequently  used  tests  in  critical  care  and  in  the  operating  room.  An  ABG  may  be  ordered  to  obtain  information  about  the  patient’s  acid/base  status,  arterial  carbon  dioxide  tensions  (PaCO2)  and  arterial  oxygen  (PaO2)  tensions.  Frequently,  other  information  such  as  the  calculated  sodium  bicarbonate,  base  deficit,  hemoglobin,  basic  metabolic  profile,  dyshemoglobins  (methemoglobin  and  carboxyhemoglobin),  and  lactic  acid  levels  may  also  be  measured  in  conjunction  with  traditional  ABG  values.  However,  this  chapter  will  focus  only  on  the  information  obtained  from  a  traditional  ABG  (pH,  PaCO2,  PaO2).