title: Making sense of arterial blood gases and their interpretation.
abstract: The measurement of arterial blood gases provides insight into the clinical condition of patients with acute illness. This article discusses the theory and terminology used, introduces the analysis of results and gives an overview of how samples are taken
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cornock
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment