Introduction: Therapeutic thoracentesis is highly effective in providing symptomatic improvement in patients with large volume pleural effusion (PE). However, some physiological effects of pleural ...
ABSTRACT Coggon, J.M. (2008) Arterial blood gas analysis 2: compensatory mechanisms. Nursing Times; 104: 19, 24–25. This is the second of a two-part unit discussing arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis.
Blood gas analysis allows the assessment of patientsâ oxygenation, ventilation, acid-base balance and metabolic status. This article, the sixth in a series on essential critical care skills, outlines ...