ABG

Question 1

pH

Answer 1

Potential hydrogen
Human body pH - 7.35 to 7.45

Question 2

Acidosis

Answer 2

Below normal pH

Question 3

Alkalosis

Answer 3

Above normal pH

Question 4

PCO2

Answer 4

Measure of pressure exerted by dissolved CO2 in the blood plasma and is proportional to the PCO2 in the alveoli
Indicates how well air is being exchanged between the blood and the lungs

Question 5

Hypoventilation

Answer 5

Abnormal increase in PCO2

Question 6

Hyperventilation

Answer 6

Abnormal decrease in PCO2

Question 7

PO2

Answer 7

Measure of the pressure exerted by dissolved O2 in the blood plasma and indicates the ability of the lungs to diffuse O2 through the alveoli into the blood
Used to evaluate the effectiveness of oxygen therapg

Question 8

SO2

Answer 8

Measure of the percentage of hemoglobin binding sites occupied by oxygen to the bloodstream
Patients oxygen saturation - 98 percent is normal

Question 9

Hypoxemia

Answer 9

Below 90 percent oxygen saturation
Low level of oxygen in blood
May be cyanotic