tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64309752427991982452024-03-13T08:29:24.632-07:00 Clinical Charting and Data Management Solutions for Respiratory CareRespiratory Care Software, Clinical Charting Software, Blood Gas Data Management, Healthcare Compliance Tools, Quality Control and Maintenance Data Management, CLIA, JACHO, CAP Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08839114021680764814noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430975242799198245.post-41940681434828364392014-06-18T22:53:00.001-07:002014-06-30T21:14:39.613-07:00Know What to Ask for Accurate Blood Gas Panels<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">By G. A. Soto</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Blood Gas Analysis Report</strong></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Measured
Values<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Units<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">pH<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></td><td style="background: rgb(222, 234, 246); border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(156, 194, 229) rgb(156, 194, 229) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; mso-border-left-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 153; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 93.75pt;" valign="top" width="125"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">7.25</span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(156, 194, 229) rgb(156, 194, 229); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 80.75pt;" valign="top" width="108"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">PCO2<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">60</span></div>
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</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(156, 194, 229) rgb(156, 194, 229) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; mso-border-left-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 153; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 93.75pt;" valign="top" width="125"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">mmHg</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">PO2<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span></td><td style="background: rgb(222, 234, 246); border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(156, 194, 229) rgb(156, 194, 229) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; mso-border-left-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 153; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 93.75pt;" valign="top" width="125"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">50</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span></td><td style="background: rgb(222, 234, 246); border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(156, 194, 229) rgb(156, 194, 229) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; mso-border-left-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 153; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 93.75pt;" valign="top" width="125"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">mmHg</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(156, 194, 229) rgb(156, 194, 229); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 80.75pt;" valign="top" width="108"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">BE<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(156, 194, 229) rgb(156, 194, 229) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; mso-border-left-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 153; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 93.75pt;" valign="top" width="125"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">5.0</span></div>
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</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(156, 194, 229) rgb(156, 194, 229) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; mso-border-left-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 153; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 93.75pt;" valign="top" width="125"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">mmol/L</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">HCO3<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span></td><td style="background: rgb(222, 234, 246); border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(156, 194, 229) rgb(156, 194, 229) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; mso-border-left-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 153; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 93.75pt;" valign="top" width="125"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">27.5</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span></td><td style="background: rgb(222, 234, 246); border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(156, 194, 229) rgb(156, 194, 229) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; mso-border-left-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 153; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 93.75pt;" valign="top" width="125"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">mmol/L</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(156, 194, 229) rgb(156, 194, 229); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 80.75pt;" valign="top" width="108"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">O2 Saturation<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(156, 194, 229) rgb(156, 194, 229) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; mso-border-left-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 153; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #9CC2E5 .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 93.75pt;" valign="top" width="125"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">64</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You, a Respiratory Therapist, receive the above blood gas
results for one of your patients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What
should you do to treat your patient?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hmmmm.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Exactly! How can you interpret what these results mean
without knowing other crucial information that has not been provided?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of the questions that might immediately
come to mind as having an effect on the matter:</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Is this patient on room air or is oxygen being delivered?</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Is the patient breathing on their own or perhaps on ventilation?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Is this an arterial result?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Is this an adult, a pediatric or possibly one of the neonatal patients? </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If the patient is a neonatal patient the sample type could be relevant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Are these temperature corrected values?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is the temperature of the patient?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Are any of these measured values critical according to my
department’s policy?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Some indication of when this result was analyzed would be
nice. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Maybe not to worry, perhaps this is a cord gas – or better
worry!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yes this seems obvious but a useful presentation of blood
gas results would answer all of these questions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without this information what you see is a research project. So do not settle for less than complete information on your blood gas panel.
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