ABG Arterial Blood Gases Interpretation For Nurses: A 2022 Concise Guide to Interpret Arterial Blood Gases

Medical practice, in general, is targeted towards the overall well-being of patients. To achieve this, evidence-based practice, with a holistic approach, gives the result--the more reason why a proper diagnosis is supported with due investigations. As a healthcare professional, it is imperative you have at your fingertips, an investigation that will serve as a huge benefit to critically ill patients in the way of effective monitoring and proper treatment alignment. Such is the arterial blood gas test. Different medical ailments result from a disruption in the body's physiological system. The body tries to balance these systems, the respiratory and metabolic, and sees its effective functioning. The body also maintains the acid-base balance, which keeps the pH at an optimal level. So, what happens when there is a disturbance, a disruption, an altercation? Well, complications arise, and the body suffers. This book has been crafted to show how effective this diagnostic tool can be. Identifying the basic blood gases in this book; pH, partial pressure of oxygen and carbon dioxide, bicarbonate, gives you an insight into what these components are about and helps to bridge the gap between the norm and the abnormal. You are provided with values of the blood gases, thus enabling proper interpretation of test results. From the onset, there is exposure to the behavior of gases; carbon dioxide and oxygen, in relation to their physiologic nature and transport in the blood. This spirals down to how the respiratory and renal system works to compensate for any disorder. It isn't far-fetched as an imbalance in the acid-base system prompts a disorder and several others that this book will broaden your knowledge on, including treatment plans to reverse such disorders. The disorders actually show you the relationship with abnormal ABG values, giving you an edge in interpreting test results. Want to test your knowledge? Try out the practice questions at the end. The job isn't completed if you are not equipped with the skill of obtaining arterial blood gas for analysis and interpretation. With this book, you don't have to worry as you're provided with professional techniques in sample collection. One thing is certain; you're on your way to becoming skilled in ABG interpretation. LET'S GET STARTED, CLICK THE BUY NOW BUTTON AT THE TOP RIGHT