This week's episode is a short crash course into ABG interpretation. This is only meant to get your feet wet with the concept of arterial blood gas interpretation.
- Respiratory Acidosis: decreased pH, increased PaCO2
- Respiratory Alkalosis: increased pH, decreased PaCO2
- Metabolic Acidosis: decreased pH, decreased HCO3
- Metabolic Alkalosis: increased pH, increased HCO3
