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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
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 ... , pH correlates ... #Versus #Comparison ... #PH #PCO2 #Studies
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) ... Look at the pH 2 ... direction of the pH ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... AmyChung #AcidBase #ABG
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
An Algorithm for ... active seizures is algorithmic ... airway adjuncts and bag-valve ... mask if needed) ... The focus is on
#ICUCard
RENAL
GFR
90-131
mL/min
((140-age)*Wt)/(72*Cr)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft)
CI Cr
90-131
mL/min
(CrU * volume)/CrS
Creatinine Clearance
FENa
0.0-1.0
%
((U/P Na)/(U/P Cr))*100
Fractional Excretion of Na+
Na req
mEq
(125-Na)*0.6*Wt
Required Sodium
FE Urea
Gap ACID-BASE AG ... pCO2 = 1.5 (HCO3 ... 50mmHg (acute I pH ... 100% mask A-a ... on FIO2 < 50% pH