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ABG vs VBG: Arterial vs Venous Blood Gases

ABG
PROS: Tells you exactly what the arterial environment looks
looks like (pH, PaCO2 ... #Correlation #Comparison ... #pH #pCO2 #Diagnosis
Hypoxemia vs Hypoxia
Hypoxemia - Partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2) is below normal
Hypoxia - Insufficient oxygen
arterial oxygen (PaO2 ... compensate for low PaO2 ... differential #diagnosis #comparison
Skeletal Hip Metastases vs Normal Comparison

Dr. Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad

#Skeletal #Metastases #Hip #Pelvis #Comparison #clinical #radiology #msk
Metastases vs Normal Comparison ... #Hip #Pelvis #Comparison ... #clinical #radiology ... #msk
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... inspired oxygen (PaO2 ... - 200 mm Hg < PaO2 ... - 100 mm Hg < PaO2 ... H2O - Severe - PaO2
Oxygen Saturation - Measurement Techniques and Limitations
 • Sp02 - Cutaneous pulse oximeter
 • SaO2 Calculated
pulse oximeter • SaO2 ... ABG device • SaO2 ... pulmonary #diagnosis #comparison
Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome on Physical Exam
The case of a patient with a diagnosis of cirrhosis and platypnea-orthodeoxia
there is a drop in SaO2 ... to 90% (and in paO2 ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
Differences #Versus #Comparison ... #PH #PCO2 #Studies
U/S - Is the shoulder IN or OUT?

Top Clip: IN (No Dislocation)
Bottom Clip: OUT (Anterior Dislocation!)
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@EM_RESUS #Clinical ... #POCUS #MSK #Shoulder ... Dislocation #Anterior #Comparison
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Look at the pCO2 ... Metabolic Equal (If pCO2 ... the change in pCO2 ... calculate the expected pCO2 ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
#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
pCO2 = 1.5 (HCO3 ... ТНСО3 → TPCO2 pCO2 ... Pa02 < 70 mmHg on ... 100% mask A-a ... < 50 mmHg Pa02