Blood Gas Analysis

Blood Gas Analysis

course goals

-To understand the very basic physiology that controls acid-base status and to understand the very basic physiology that controls acid-base status.

-Learn the extracellular buffer system, the concept of anion gap, Delta gap, and the concept of corrected bicarbonate.

-Learn simple way to simplify winter’s formula.

-Learn the four-step approach for reading ABG/VBG and be able to diagnose single, double, triple, and quadruple acid-base abnormalities.