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ABG Interpretation for Nurses: Everything You Need To Know To Interpret Arterial Blood Gases
Great Resource for Nurses, MDs, and Arterial blood gases (or ABGs) are some of the more difficult lab tests to understand in all of medicine. Sure, there are normal results given along with the test values, but it doesn't end there. What does a certain pH in the blood mean? Where does the bicarbonate level come from? These components, along with other values, need to be understood so you can interpret them.
Basically, the ABGs are a test of the arterial blood that check the oxygen levels, the carbon dioxide levels, the acidity (or pH) of the blood, the oxyhemoglobin saturation, and the bicarbonate. If you have a fancy blood gas analyzer, you can get a methemoglobin level, a carboxyhemoglobin level, and sometimes just a hemoglobin level. Each of these lab tests reveal crucial values that are important in caring for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) and other hospital settings. If you do not know what oxyhemoglobin saturation means (or any of these values), never fear! By the time you finish this guide, you will be an old pro!
In this book, you will
The Science of Arterial Blood GasespH, Buffers, and the Kidneys Normal ABG ValuesSimple Acid-Base Disorders Deep dive into understanding ABGs in the Clinical Sense ABG Collection and Sources of Error Helpful study tools we recommendPractice Questions / Case StudiesGet Yours Today by Scrolling Up & Ordering Now!
Basically, the ABGs are a test of the arterial blood that check the oxygen levels, the carbon dioxide levels, the acidity (or pH) of the blood, the oxyhemoglobin saturation, and the bicarbonate. If you have a fancy blood gas analyzer, you can get a methemoglobin level, a carboxyhemoglobin level, and sometimes just a hemoglobin level. Each of these lab tests reveal crucial values that are important in caring for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) and other hospital settings. If you do not know what oxyhemoglobin saturation means (or any of these values), never fear! By the time you finish this guide, you will be an old pro!
In this book, you will
The Science of Arterial Blood GasespH, Buffers, and the Kidneys Normal ABG ValuesSimple Acid-Base Disorders Deep dive into understanding ABGs in the Clinical Sense ABG Collection and Sources of Error Helpful study tools we recommendPractice Questions / Case StudiesGet Yours Today by Scrolling Up & Ordering Now!
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144 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 2, 2020
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January 3, 2025
Easy to understand
A very helpful walkthrough of ABGs that I wish I’d read during nursing school. Worth a read if you work at bedside. It’s helped me understand what I’m looking at in relation to symptoms and/or compensation in my patients. Decided to read this after struggling with PCCN exam practice, thankfully I’m not scared of ABG questions anymore 😊
A very helpful walkthrough of ABGs that I wish I’d read during nursing school. Worth a read if you work at bedside. It’s helped me understand what I’m looking at in relation to symptoms and/or compensation in my patients. Decided to read this after struggling with PCCN exam practice, thankfully I’m not scared of ABG questions anymore 😊
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