title: Four-step method of interpreting arterial blood gas analysis.
abstract: Arterial blood gas analysis can be complex. However, in many clinical areas the nurse is one of the first to see the results so they need to know whether immediate action is required. This article identifies a simple four-step approach that enables ABG interpretation even when all the complexities are not fully understood.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of East Anglia, Norwich.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D000137:Acid-Base Imbalance / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000097:blood; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D001639:Bicarbonates; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen