A comprehensive, yet concise summary of the Arterial Blood Gas and Respiratory Failure topic in Medicine/ Surgery, presented in a colourful and digestible format. Includes all relevant information on the topic summarised, collated from multiple resources including lectures, textbooks, and guideline...
normal Pabz oxygen therapy:abnormal, should be high.
· +
% normal baseline PaOz.
oxygen therapy 18 -
=
e.g. 43% oxygen therapy=>35k9a normal.
low Pabz normal,
+
SOB patient
=
venous sample.
very
·
no
unexpectedly low sp0z venous sample.
· =
PaCO2:
PaCO2: 4.7-6.0 23a/35.2-45 mmHg
Determines respiratory acidosis/allealosis,
·
or
respiratory compensation to primary metabolic acidosis/allealosis.
high PaCO2.6 respiratory
=
acidosis or
for metabolic alkalosis ifHCOsis
respiratory compensation primary high.
low PaCO2 6 respiratory
=
alkalosis or
for
respiratory compensation primary metabolic acidosis ifHCOsis low.
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