Blood gas analysis remains an indispensable tool in clinical practice, facilitating rapid evaluation of respiratory and metabolic functions, as well as acid–base balance. Traditionally reliant on ...

Blood gas analysis is an important measurement in critical care patients. Delivering this testing at the point-of-care offers a number of advantages to both the patient and nursing team. Sphere ...

An arterial blood gas test is performed by collecting a small amount of arterial blood for analysis in a clinical laboratory. Normally, arterial blood is rich in oxygen as it comes from the heart and ...

Arterial blood gas analysis (ABG) is most often performed to evaluate respiratory diseases and other conditions that affect the lungs as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of oxygen therapy. An ABG ...

DKA is a complication of diabetes that can cause many symptoms. Various lab tests can confirm a diagnosis of DKA. These include ABG tests, which measure different components of the blood. In this ...

Liz Allibone, BSc, RGN, is nurse teacher; Nicola Nation, BSc, RGN, is senior nurse; both at Nursing Development, Royal Brompton Hospital, London In the third and final part of this series looking at ...

Patient-dedicated system supports rapid and frequent bedside blood gas measurements at critical times The new Proxima in-line patient-dedicated blood gas analyser incorporates Proxima Sensor (in ...

Blood gas analysis is an important measurement in critical care patients. Delivering this testing at the point-of-care offers a number of advantages to both the patient and nursing team. Sphere ...