A guide to regulation of blood gases: part three.
In the third and final part of this series looking at blood gas analysis, Liz Allibone and Nicola Nation provide three examples of how arterial blood gas results assist in the diagnosis and management of illness.
Allibone
Liz
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Nursing Development, Royal Brompton Hospital, London.
Nation
Nicola
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D000142:Acidosis, Respiratory / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D000472:Alkalosis, Respiratory / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male