Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs) are incredibly useful to a number of different physicians. The results tell us the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the patient's blood stream, as well as how acidic...
There are many measures of Arterial Blood Gases. The most common measure oxygen (by PaO2) and carbon dioxide (by PaCO2) levels. Normal PaO2 is 80-100 mmHg. Normal PaCO2 is 35-45 mmHg. Bicarbonate is...
There is no such thing as arterial blood gas. When they draw blood it is drawn into a vial that has a vacuum, so it may appear that they are drawing gas, but no such gas exists. Also, when they draw...