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1005: Advanced Blood Gas Analysis (Kentucky Online Only)

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2 CEUs

Relate arterial blood gas results to the abnormal physiologic processes underlying cardiopulmonary dysfunction.
Classify the four types of acid-base imbalance according to underlying causes.
Review the body’s mechanisms of compensation for acid-base imbalance.
Compare and contrast hypoxia and hypoxemia.
Examine various calculations which utilize arterial blood gas results and relate their clinical significance, such as the A-a gradient, arterial oxygen content, mixed venous oxygen content and the shunt equation.
Review case studies, interpret the results of the arterial blood gas and describe the suggested course of action.