• Nursing times · Jan 2005

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    Four-step method of interpreting arterial blood gas analysis.

    • Kate Allen.
    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of East Anglia, Norwich.
    • Nurs Times. 2005 Jan 4;101(1):42-5.

    AbstractArterial blood gas analysis can be complex. However, in many clinical areas the nurse is one of the first to see the results so they need to know whether immediate action is required. This article identifies a simple four-step approach that enables ABG interpretation even when all the complexities are not fully understood.

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