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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 ... , pH correlates ... very well, and PvCO2 ... #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 ... environment looks like (pH ... , PaCO2, HCO3) CONS ... #Correlation #Comparison ... #pH #pCO2 #Diagnosis
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG ... + Alkalosis pH ... acidosis pH ↑ ... Arterial #BloodGas #ABG ... #Analysis #Interpretation
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Values • pH: ... Alkalemia: • pH ... = Acidemia • pH ... pCO2 ↓ ↓ Metabolic ... Summary #Nephrology #ABG
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acidemia (pH < ... Respiratory Acidosis (pCO2 ... mmHg) Alkalemia (pH ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Blood Gas Analysis and Interpretation
STEPS TO ANALYSIS
1. Look at PH. Alkalotic or acidotic?
Gas Analysis and Interpretation ... Look at PH. ... - pCO2 (respiratory ... #BloodGas #ABG # ... VBG #Analysis #Interpretation
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) ... Interpretation and ... Look at the pH 2 ... AmyChung #AcidBase #ABG ... #Interpretation
Simple flowchart guide to interpreting arterial blood gases (ABGs). 

#abg #bloodgas #interpretation #algorithm #diagnosis
arterial blood gases (ABGs ... #abg #bloodgas # ... interpretation # ... algorithm #diagnosis
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Gas Analysis 1. pH ... 2. pCO2 - What’s ... the pCO2? ... acidbase #workup #algorithm ... respiratory #bloodgas #interpretation
Capnography
Measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide can be used to confirm ETT placement, for safer procedural sedation,
PvCO2 - Mixed ... venous CO2 • ... PaCO2 - Arterial ... on an ABG) The ... #Capnography #interpretation