The emphasis in this handy manual on blood gases is on interpreting readings and wisely using the information derived. The self-testing questions and glossary make it particularly useful.

All You Really Need to Know to Interpret Arterial Blood Gases Second edition includes patient scenarios, more figures, a revised bibliography, and pertinent Internet addresses.

New or expanded for the 2nd edition:

• ABG Quik course summarizing the essentials
• Pre- and post-test blood gas quizzes
• Coverage of the anion gap and the "bicarbonate gap"
• Detailed review of pulse oximetry and end-tidal PCO₂
• Chapter on venous blood gas measurements
• Chapter on clinical evaluation and test ordering

Contents

1. What is meant by interpreting arterial blood gases?
2. Three physiologic processes, four equations
3. PaCO₂ and alveolar ventilation
4. PaO₂ and the alveolar-arterial PO₂ difference
5. PaO₂, SaO₂, and oxygen content
6. SaO₂, hemoglobin binding, and pulse oximetry
7. pH, PaCO₂, electrolytes, and acid-base status
8. Primary and mixed acid-base disorders
9. Putting it all together: cases
10. Putting it all together: free text interpretations
11. Putting it all together: clinical evaluation and test ordering
12. Venous blood gases: beyond "All You Really Need to Know"
13. Pitfalls in blood gas interpretation

Index

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