
| How to Use This Book for Maximum Benefit Blood Gas Pre-Test Quik-Course on Blood Gas Interpretation 1 What Is Meant by Interpreting Arterial Blood Gases? One Blood Sample, Two Sets of Tests 2 Three Physiologic Processes, Four Equations 3 PaCO2 and Alveolar Ventilation 4 PaO2 and the Alveolar-Arterial PO2 Difference 5 PaO2, SaO2, and Oxygen Content 6 SaO2, Hemoglobin Binding, and Pulse Oximetry 7 pH, PaCO2, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Status 8 Primary and Mixed Acid-Base Disorders 9 Putting It All Together: Cases 10 Putting It All Together: Free Text Interpretations 11 Putting It All Together: Clinical Evaluation and Test Ordering 12 Venous Blood Gases: Beyond "All You Really Need to Know" . 13 Pitfalls in Blood Gas Interpretation A Post-Test B Answers C Symbols and Abbreviations D Glossary E References Index |
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