title: A guide to regulation of blood gases: part three.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Development, Royal Brompton Hospital, London.
authors.forename: Liz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Allibone
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nation
mesh_terms: 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