RT Book, Section
A1 Sampayo, Esther Maria
A1 M’farrej, Mirna
A2 Zaoutis, Lisa B.
A2 Chiang, Vincent W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1146125342
T1 Arterial Blood Gas
T2 Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071829281
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146125342
RD 2024/04/19
AB Arterial  puncture  or  arterial  blood  gas  sampling  is  a  necessary  procedure  in  the  evaluation  of  any  critically  ill  patient,  especially  those  with  significant  respiratory  distress  or  compromise.  The  ability  to  measure  (and  interpret)  pH,  PCO2,  and  PO2  in  these  patients  is  an  essential  skill  for  the  pediatric  hospitalist.  Although  the  procedure  itself  is  similar  to  venipuncture  or  phlebotomy,  there  are  significant  potential  complications  that  all  people  who  perform  the  procedure  must  be  aware  of.