Blood Gas Sampling Errors
Chapter 3 Blood Gas Sampling Errors In blood gas and pH analysis, an incorrect result can often be worse for the patient than no result at all. National Committee for…
Arterial Blood Gases
Chapter 1 Arterial Blood Gases Blood gas and pH analysis has more immediacy and potential impact on patient care than any other laboratory determination. National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards690…
Treatment of Hypoxemia and Shunting
Chapter 10 Treatment of Hypoxemia and Shunting I believe the frequent forceful encouragement to cough and raise sputum supplemented by a degree of bullying and buffeting is often more relevant…
Differential Diagnosis of Acid-Base Disturbances
Chapter 13 Differential Diagnosis of Acid-Base Disturbances …it should be emphasized that a given set of acid-base values is never diagnostic of a particular acid-base disorder, but rather consistent with…
Mixed Acid-Base Disturbances and Treatment
Chapter 14 Mixed Acid-Base Disturbances and Treatment One must develop a clear understanding of the pathophysiologic principles which underlie simple disorders before a comfortable approach to diagnosis and therapy of…
Accuracy Check and Metabolic Acid-Base Indices
Chapter 5 Accuracy Check and Metabolic Acid-Base Indices Of the three variables in the H-H (Henderson-Hasselbalch) equation, any one obviously can be calculated if the other two are known. Charles…
