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What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
VBG vs ABG BOTTOM ... obtained than ABG ... very well, and PvCO2 ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... Comparison #PH #PCO2
ABG vs VBG: Arterial vs Venous Blood Gases

ABG
PROS: Tells you exactly what the arterial environment looks
ABG vs VBG: Arterial ... Blood Gases ABG ... looks like (pH, PaCO2 ... Comparison #pH #pCO2 ... #Diagnosis #Differences
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG ... Alkalosis pH ↓ pCO2 ... acidosis pH ↑ pCO2 ... Arterial #BloodGas #ABG ... Interpretation #AcidBase #Diagnosis
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Acidemia ... Respiratory Acidosis (pCO2 ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Pleural Effusion - Workup, Diagnostic Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural #Effusion #Transudative #Exudative #Differential #Algorithm
Effusion - Workup, Diagnostic ... Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural ... #Differential #Algorithm ... Lights #Criteria #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis of Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Nephro #Hyperkalemia #Algorithm #Differential #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Hyperkalemia #Algorithm ... #Differential #Ddxof
Causes of Syncope #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Neuro #Syncope #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Syncope #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Neuro ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Types and causes of acute diarrhea #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Diarrhea #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
acute diarrhea #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Diarrhea ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis of Anemias #Diagnosis #IM #Honc #Anemia #Differential #Iron #Algorithm #Microcytic #Macrocytic #Normocytic #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... of Anemias #Diagnosis ... #IM #Honc #Anemia ... Differential #Iron #Algorithm ... Macrocytic #Normocytic #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis of Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Hypocalcemia #Differential #Algorithm #VitaminD #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Hypocalcemia ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #VitaminD #Ddxof