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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 ... ventilation #mechanical #management
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
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
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
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
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
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
Arterial and venous blood gas reference range. #diagnosis #emergencymedicine #criticalcare #ABG #VBG
#criticalcare #ABG ... #VBG
Simple flowchart guide to interpreting arterial blood gases (ABGs). 

#abg #bloodgas #interpretation #algorithm #diagnosis
arterial blood gases (ABGs ... #abg #bloodgas #
Venous Oxygen Saturation to qualify reliability of VBGs
#Diagnosis #VBG #ABG #Saturation #Conversion #Reliability #Comparison
VBGs #Diagnosis #VBG ... #ABG #Saturation