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Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
Alkalosis pH ↓ pCO2 ... acidosis pH ↑ pCO2 ... alkalosis pH ↑ pCO2 ... ABG #Analysis #Interpretation ... #AcidBase #Diagnosis
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
2. pCO2 - What’s ... the pCO2? ... Medications, Central, ↑ CO2 ... MD @nickmmark #acidbase ... respiratory #bloodgas #interpretation
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation ... Look at the pCO2 ... the change in pCO2 ... MSc @AmyChung #AcidBase ... #ABG #Interpretation
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation ... for Blood Gas Interpretation ... Metabolic: pH pCO2 ... Delta: Delta Interpretation ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase
HFNC compared to NIV
HFNC:
- Comfort - Higher comfort  Eating, drinking and speaking less impaired 
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HFNC compared to ... NIV HFNC: - Comfort ... Nasopharyngeal CO2 ... Less likely #HFNC ... #comparison #management
Oxygen delivery & ABG interpretation made easier with this simple colour-coded table. Please share, and print
delivery & ABG interpretation ... Birks @BirksMD #Management ... NonRebreather #HFNC
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
HFNC may be made ... to “blow off” CO2 ... #Management #CriticalCare ... BiPAP #BiLevel #HFNC
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
nasal cannula (HFNC ... failure use of HFNC ... HFNC can prevent ... flow washes out CO2 ... Delivery #Devices #management
High Flow Nasal Cannula
Putative beneficial mechanisms of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) 
oxygen therapy. EELV, end-expiratory
nasal cannula (HFNC ... Nasopharyngeal CO2 ... gradient #hfnc ... criticalcare #management
Noninvasive Ventilation Summary
Positive pressure ventilation that is delivered through a nasal, mask, or helmet interface and
pneumomediastinum) HHFNC ... by washing out CO2 ... #Ventilation #management