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What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
obtained than ABG ... very well, and PvCO2 ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... #Versus #Comparison ... #PH #PCO2 #Studies
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 ... #Correlation #Comparison ... #pH #pCO2 #Diagnosis
Clamp Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Also called locking forceps, these are ratcheted instruments used to hold
Clamp Types - Common ... Surgical Instruments ... are ratcheted instruments ... clamps #surgery #instruments ... #types #comparison
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
blood (most common type ... of hypoxia) PIO2 ... O2 is inspired) PAO2 ... blood (measured on ABG ... the most common type
Suction Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Suction tips, combined with a suction source, help to remove debris
Suction Types - ... Common Surgical Instruments ... suction #surgery #instruments ... #types #comparison
Scalpel Blade Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Used for initial incision and cutting tissue. Consists of a
Scalpel Blade Types ... Common Surgical Instruments ... often refer to the instrument ... #types #blades ... #comparison
Stapler Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Used for reanastomosis of viscera, vessel ligation, and excision of specimens.
Stapler Types - ... Common Surgical Instruments ... Staplers #surgery #instruments ... #types #comparison
Energy Systems - Common Surgical Instruments
Broad term used to describe various methods of cutting tissue or
Common Surgical Instruments ... Electrosurgery: Instrument ... Systems #surgery #instruments ... #types #comparison
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
diffusion-perfusion defect (Type ... anatomic shunt (Type ... • Orthopnea - PaO2 ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... transplant - Lizzie Aby
Main types of autoimmune encephalitis in the ICU. 
Anti-NMDAR anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, ADEM acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Anti-GFAP
Main types of autoimmune ... electroencephalography, Abs ... #encephalitis #comparison