Arterial Blood Gas
Arterial Blood Gas
Arterial Blood Gas
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confirm the order and indications
and (2) determine the patients
primary diagnosis,
history
Confirm steady-state conditions (20 to 30
2 minutes afterchanges).
Artery Puncture 6
patient.
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syringe, or heparinize a
syringe and expel the excess (fill
dead space only).
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sample, and cap or plug the
syringe.
1. Categorize pH
2. Determine Respiratory Involvement
3. Determin Metabolic Involvement
4. Assess for Compensation
ABG NORMAL RANGE