In this lesson I am going to take you through step by step how I approach interpreting Arterial blood gases. I will use few cases to illustrate and help you learn the concepts.   I am assuming that you have basic concepts of ABG .

Q: There are five main evaluations we need to address in interpreting arterial blood gases. Can you think of them?

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Q : There are five main evaluations we need to address in interpreting arterial blood gases. Can you think of them?

• Acid Base status
• Alveolar Ventilation
• Oxygenation status
• Lung's ability in O2 transport
• Carboxyhemoglobin

 Let us start with Acid base status.  Dr Patrick Tosetti has a lesson dedicated just for Acid base, hence I won't go in depth for that aspect of interpreting ABG.

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