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Blood Gas Lab
Practise blood gas interpretation.
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Respiratory (17)
The lungs are the primary problem: CO2 retained or blown off.
Metabolic (15)
Acid gained or bicarbonate lost, with the lungs compensating.
Poisoning and overdose (12)
The gas is the clue to what the patient took.
Mixed and complex (4)
More than one disturbance at once, including the triple disorders.
Normal and near normal (2)
Cases whose lesson is that a normal looking gas can still be an emergency.
The method
The three steps
- 1. The pH
- Acid, alkaline, or in range.
- 2. The cause
- Whether CO2 or bicarbonate moves with the pH.
- 3. Compensation
- Whether the other system has responded yet.
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A free study aid from Delta Emergency Support Training, not certification and not medical direction. Always interpret results in clinical context and follow your own protocols and medical oversight.