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Medical Forum / General / Laboratory / September 2008ABGs: SaO2 vs CaO2
Which is more important, arterial oxygen saturation, or arterial oxygen concentration? And, is this factitious pt hypoxic, or not: SaO2: 88% PaO2: 64 mmHg PaCO2: 35 mmHg A-a gradient; 47 mmHg Shunt fraction: 27% SBE: -13.1 mmol/L HCO3 13.5 mmol/L Hb: 21.67 g/dL CaO2: 25.75% Does this patient need ventilation? Thanks! Is this homework? This is a LAB list, not med school. Lab techs don't decide questions about ventilation. The docs do that based on our lab results. We learn basics about acid/base balance, but the actual decision making about IV's, ventilation, etc. are made at the MD level. http://web2.iadfw.net/uthman/ - Pathologist Ed Uthman has some good discussions of Hematology - scroll down for some URL's about anemias, etc. Judy Dilworth, M.T. (ASCP) Microbiology > Does this patient need ventilation? On Aug 24, 10:11 pm, "JEDilworth" <bactit...@nospamhortonsbay.com> wrote: > Is this homework? > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > - Show quoted text - That was an interesting site > Is this homework? Certainly seems that way..... > > Is this homework? > > Certainly seems that way..... No, it isn't. I'd say no, she's oxygenating fine, b/c CaO2 is above 18%. On Aug 26, 3:21 pm, "Manky Badger" <you.m...@be.joking> wrote: > "JEDilworth" <bactit...@nospamhortonsbay.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Certainly seems that way..... No, it isn't. I'd say no, she's oxygenating fine, b/c CaO2 is above 18%. How about a transfusion. > On Aug 26, 3:21 pm, "Manky Badger" <you.m...@be.joking> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > How about a transfusion. Why could that be needed? Her CaO2 is fine; is there something I'm missing? |
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