The interpretation of arterial blood gases

Australian Prescriber

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 124-129

  Verma, Abhishek K ^a   Roach, Paul ^b  

^a General Medicine   (Australia)

^b GOSFORD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid base disorders; Pulmonary function tests

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE;

ACCURACY; ACID BASE BALANCE; AIR BUBBLE; ANION GAP; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTERIAL PH; ARTERY PUNCTURE; ARTICLE; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG ALVEOLUS HYPOVENTILATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS OXYGEN TENSION; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; METHODOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS; SAMPLING;

EID: 77957026853     PISSN: 03128008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.2010.059     Document Type: Article

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