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What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
What's in a Blood Gas ... very well, and PvCO2 ... >45mmHg has a 100% ... EBM #Diagnosis #ABG ... Comparison #PH #PCO2
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
Arterial Blood Gas ... (ABG) Analysis ... acidosis pH ↑ pCO2 ... Arterial #BloodGas #ABG ... Interpretation #AcidBase
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation
 • AG/non-AG Metabolic Acidosis
 • AG Acidosis "Delta/Delta"
 • Metabolic Alkalosis
Arterial Blood Gas ... (ABG) Interpretation ... • AG/non-AG Metabolic ... Arterial #BloodGas #ABG ... Interpretation #diagnosis #acidbase
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Disorders - Blood Gas ... Steps for Blood Gas ... ABG And BMP Normal ... Metabolic: pH pCO2 ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Base and Blood Gas ... 2. pCO2 - What’s ... the pCO2? ... - non anion gap ... MD @nickmmark #acidbase
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) ... Look at the pCO2 ... more work = ANION GAP ... MSc @AmyChung #AcidBase ... #ABG #Interpretation
PLACO Mnemonic - Approach to Acid-Base Disorders
P - Determine the pH
L - Labs: PCO2 & HCO3
A
pH L - Labs: PCO2 ... Calculate Anion Gap ... jadav_md #PLACO #AcidBase
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
with the Anion Gap ... Now, look at the gas ... Do you need an ABG ... and ~5 mmHg to pCO2 ... • Non-Anion Gap
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
6 mL'kg PBW in ARDS ... 8 mL4(g in non-ARDS ... minimal to keep PaO2 ... and non ARDS, no ... Maneuvers: only as
Blood Gas Analysis and Interpretation
STEPS TO ANALYSIS
1. Look at PH. Alkalotic or acidotic?
Blood Gas Analysis ... - pCO2 (respiratory ... #BloodGas #ABG # ... VBG #Analysis #Interpretation