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Oct 2020
10m 3s

Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs) Crash Course

Sean BSN RN CCRN-CSC
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This week's episode is a short crash course into ABG interpretation. This is only meant to get your feet wet with the concept of arterial blood gas interpretation. 

  • Respiratory Acidosis: decreased pH, increased PaCO2
  • Respiratory Alkalosis: increased pH, decreased PaCO2
  • Metabolic Acidosis: decreased pH, decreased HCO3
  • Metabolic Alkalosis: increased pH, increased HCO3
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