title: Guide to regulation of blood gases: part two.
abstract: Liz Allibone and Nicola Nation describe how arterial blood gas results can be analysed and how this assists in the diagnosis and management of illness.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Development, Royal Brompton Hospital.
authors.forename: Liz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Allibone
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nation
mesh_terms: D000137:Acid-Base Imbalance / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D012016:Reference Values