Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs) Crash Course
Oct 08, 2020•10 min
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Episode description
This week's episode is a short crash course into ABG interpretation. This is only meant to get your feet wet with the concept of arterial blood gas interpretation.
- Respiratory Acidosis: decreased pH, increased PaCO2
- Respiratory Alkalosis: increased pH, decreased PaCO2
- Metabolic Acidosis: decreased pH, decreased HCO3
- Metabolic Alkalosis: increased pH, increased HCO3
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