Arterial Blood gasses

Question 1

What do ABG tell us?

Answer 1

• PaO2
• PaCo2

Help to identify hypoxia and hypercapnia

Question 2

What can ABG diagnose?

Answer 2

Diagnose if the patient has type 1 or 2 respiratory failure?

Question 3

What does PaCO2 Mean?

Answer 3

Concentration of Carbon dioxide in the blood

Question 4

What does PaO2 mean?

Answer 4

Concentration of oxygen within the blood

Question 5

What information does Blood gasses give?

Answer 5

pH
PaCo2
Pao2
Bicarbonate HCO3

Question 6

ROME

Answer 6

Respiratory alka/acidosis
Opposite to PH
Metabolic
Equal to pH value

Question 7

What do Venous and Arterial blood gasses tell us respectfully?

Answer 7

Venous - hypercapnia

Arterial - hypoxemia and hypercapnia

Question 8

What are the value of ABG?

Answer 8

Valuable changes in health status and are taken from deteriorating patients

Information around ventilation and perfusion of the patient

Question 9

What is a ABG?

Answer 9

Test used to determine the pH, levels of CO2 and O2 from an artery - function of moving oxygen into the blood and removing carbon dioxide

Question 10

Normal Values for pH

Answer 10

7.35 - 7.45

Question 11

Normal Values for PaO2?

Answer 11

75 - 100 mmHg

Question 12

Normal Values for CO2

Answer 12

35-45 mmHg

Question 13

Normal range for Bicarb (HCo3)

Answer 13

22-26

Question 14

Normal range for oxygen saturations

Answer 14

92-96%