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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 ... obtained than ABG ... , pH correlates ... EBM #Diagnosis #ABG ... Versus #Comparison #PH
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG ... + Alkalosis pH ... Metabolic acidosis pH ... Metabolic alkalosis pH ... Arterial #BloodGas #ABG
ABG vs VBG: Arterial vs Venous Blood Gases

ABG
PROS: Tells you exactly what the arterial environment looks
ABG vs VBG: Arterial ... Blood Gases ABG ... environment looks like (pH ... serial exams #ABG ... Correlation #Comparison #pH
Blood Gas Analysis and Interpretation
STEPS TO ANALYSIS
1. Look at PH. Alkalotic or acidotic?
Look at PH. ... component agrees with pH ... Whichever agrees with pH ... #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) ... Look at the pH 2 ... direction of the pH ... problem, is the pH ... AmyChung #AcidBase #ABG
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
NAGMA - Chem, ABG ... or VBG - Calculate ... UA with urine pH ... secretion • Urine pH ... : • Urine pH
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
ABG And BMP Normal ... Values • pH: ... Alkalemia: • pH ... = Acidemia • pH ... Summary #Nephrology #ABG
Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 • Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 • High work
poor air flow • ABG ... High pCO2 / low pH ... Abnormally normal ABG
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
the Anion Gap (AG ... the change in AG ... Do you need an ABG ... approximates an ABG ... adding ~0.05 to pH
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 ... Acidosis • AG ... Arterial #BloodGas #ABG