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What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
#EBM #Diagnosis ... #ABG #VBG #Differences ... #Versus #Comparison ... #PH #PCO2 #Studies ... #Conversion #Correlation
ABG vs VBG: Arterial vs Venous Blood Gases

ABG
PROS: Tells you exactly what the arterial environment looks
environment looks like (pH ... VBG #Laboratory #Correlation ... #Comparison #pH ... pCO2 #Diagnosis #Differences
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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differentiating subtypes of PH ... • PH (mean PAP ... Reflects the pressure difference ... However, studies ... have shown good correlation