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Arterial blood gases: Nurses' guide to interpreting test results
April 1, 2009
By: Brenda J. Kramer, RN, MSN, CCRN, CNRN

Article resumes RN's Hands-on Help instructional series with guide to interpreting arterial blood gas test results. Lists common interpretation of respiratory and metabolic acid/base imbalances, roles and mechanisms of buffer systems in maintaining pH, and provides five questions for nurses to ask while analyzing test results to form a correct interpretation.

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