Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) | Medical Definition

What is an Arterial Blood Gas? Watch this video for the medical definition and a brief overview of this topic.
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➡️ ABG Definition:
An ABG test is performed when a doctor or Respiratory Therapist collects an arterial blood sample from a patient. For this test, it's important to know that the blood must come from an artery because arterial blood is saturated with oxygen. The patient's blood is run through a machine that analyzes the sample and tells us as medical practitioners a lot about their condition.

➡️ Gas Exchange
Normal, healthy lungs help move oxygen throughout the body while removing carbon dioxide. This process is referred to as Gas Exchange. The body is receiving fuel in the form of oxygen while eliminating waste in the form of carbon dioxide. If a patient has breathing problems or a disease that affects the lungs, their ABG results would be abnormal which means that their results would fall outside of the normal ranges. So, in order to interpret and understand ABG's, you must know the normal values and ranges.

➡️ ABG Test Parameters:
- pH – refers to the acid-base balance of the blood.
- Partial Pressure of Oxygen (PaO2) – refers to the amount of oxygen in arterial blood.
- Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide (PaCO2) – refers to the amount of carbon dioxide in arterial blood.
- Bicarbonate (HCO3-) – refers to the total amount of CO2 that is transported in the blood. 
- Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) – refers to the amount of hemoglobin in the blood that is saturated with oxygen.

➡️ ABG Normal Value Ranges:
- pH: 7.35-7.45
- Partial Pressure of Oxygen (PaO2): 75-100 mmHg
- Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide (PaCO2): 35-45 mmHg
- Bicarbonate (HCO3-): 22-26 mEq/L
- Oxygen Saturation (SpO2): 94-100%

Again, it's not until you learn the normal values that you truly understand ABG interpretation, which is a topic that we have covered a lotVios here on our channel. For this video, we simply just wanted to cover the medical definition and provide a brief overview of this topic.

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⏰TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - ABG Definition
0:50 - Gas Exchange
1:19 - ABG Test Parameters
2:17 - ABG Normal Value Ranges

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