ABG Basics: An introduction into reading arterial blood gases

by Christine Moore, DHSc, RRT, NPS-RRT, CPFT

Overview

Arterial blood gases (ABG) are the gold standard for assessing oxygenation, ventilation, and acid-base disturbance. This booklet includes my steps to simply reading basic ABG’s. This booklet should not be used as the only means of learning ABG’s or for diagnosing oneself. These are the steps I use to teach introduction level ABG’s. I hope this will help you in laying a good foundation for more advanced ABG interpretation.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016655338
Publisher:	Dr. Christy M
Publication date:	06/24/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	91 KB

About the Author

Christy is a registered respiratory therapist, a neonatal pediatric specialist, a certified pulmonary function technologist, doctor of health science, and professor at a public state university. Christy lives in Georgia with her husband and three children. She enjoys napping and watching the Atlanta Braves!