Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Abg Quick Ref Mini 10182007
Abg Quick Ref Mini 10182007
Examples:
1. pCO2 is High and pH is 7.37 = compensated Respiratory Acidosis because in spite of
high pCO2 which would indicate Acidosis the pH is within normal range indicating
that the metabolic component has kicked in and caused pH to shift more towards the
midpoint of 7.4
and therefore compensated for the respiratory acidosis.
2. pH is 7.44 and the HCO3 is 33 it is a Metabolic Alkalosis with Respiratory
Compensation bringing the pH back to WNL but not past midpoint.