ProMed Academy

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Blood gas is a frequently used laboratory study to evaluate the patient condition.

• What is meant by the term acid base balance?
• how the blood gases test is used, when is it requested and what do the test results mean.
• How to read the blood gas?
• how to distinguish between acidosis and alkalosis resulting from respiratory and metabolic factors.
• What action to take in  different situation?
• How does the body regulate acid base balance?
• What is the  importance of respiratory and renal compensations to acid-base balance.
• What is an acid base disorder?
• Why is the acid base balance of the body so important?
• How is pH regulated in the human body?
• How does the renal system work to regulate acid base balance?
• What affects pH of blood?
• Why are acids and bases important to the function of the human body?
• how to evaluate body acid base balance?
• how to interpret result of Blood gases?
• What is the normal range for blood gases?
• What causes blood gases to be high?
• What is base excess in blood gases?
• What does it mean when blood gases are low?Find more about blood gases and acid base balance here!