Simple Guide to Blood Gas Analysis

Accurate analysis of blood gases is vital to give information on a patient's respiratory and circulation state as well as the adequacy of resuscitation. This text guides the reader through the basic principles and a new system of interpretation.

Peter A. Driscoll and T. A. Brown are the authors of Simple Guide to Blood Gas Analysis, published by Wiley.

Acknowledgements

vi

Introduction

vii

How to take an arterial blood gas sample

1

(14)

Useful terminology

15

(22)

Acid production and its removal

37

(10)

Understanding oxygenation

47

(18)

Common acidoses

65

(28)

Common alkaloses

93

(18)

Interpreting a blood gas sample

111

(39)

Answers to end of chapter quizzes

150

(18)

Self assessment quiz

168

(19)

Index

187

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Simple Guide to Blood Gas Analysis

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