Nick Sawyer, MD, MBA, FACEP @NickSawyerMD · 6 years ago
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What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
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What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained than ABG, pH correlates very well, and PvCO2 >45mmHg has a 100% sensitivity & 100% NPV in predicting arterial hypercarbia. 

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Nick Sawyer, MD, MBA, FACEP @NickSawyerMD · 6 years ago
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