exam Flashcards
Reason to for obtaining blood gases
- to determine the acid base state of the patient
2. to determine how well oxygen
Parameters in ABG
PCO2: respiratory influences
HCO3: metabolic
Amperometic measurements
pO2, Glucose, Lactate
penetentiometeric
pH, pCO2, Na+, K+, Ca++, Cl,
- ISE
Hemoglobin
visual
Derived measurements
Total CO2
Base excess
Specimen Requirements for ABG/VBG
arterial or venous blood
- pulsator syringe
- peds abg
- dry heparin syringe
- 15 min room temp
- 30 min ice
Whole Blood profile
- dry heparin syringe
- rt 15 mins
Capillary gas
AVL microsampler
- 30 min rt no ice
CO OX
Sodium heparin vacutainer - sodium heparin microtainer -Anerobic pulsator syringe - specimen handling -- 15 min rt -- 30 min ice COHgb: roomtemp or 2-8 for 5 days
ICAL
dry heparin syringe
- AVL microsampler device 1 hr rt or 6 hr on ice
Allens test
test performed to ensure that the hand has viable blood flow if damage to artery is damaged
Blood gas inaccuracy
sending venous sample and calling it an arterial blood
- Po2 less than 65 and o2 saturation less than 80
mechanisms for compensation of resiratory Acidosis/ alkalosis
acidosis: (pCO2 is increased) increase the bicarb by the kidneys excreting more acid and less bicarb
alkalosis: (pCO2 decreased) decrease the bicarb: excreting less acid and more bicarb
mechanisms for compensation of metabolic
acidosis: ( decreased bicarb) decrease the PCO2 by hyperventilation
alkalosis: ( increased bicarb) increase the PCO2 by hypOventilation