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ABG Interpretation Study Guide & Flashcard Index
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Here is a list of the Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation terminology used on our ABG Interpretation flashcards. This list is also a comprehensive study guide for which ABG terms & concepts to study for your exams.
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| Term | Card |
|---|---|
| Acid | throughout |
| Acidosis | throughout |
| Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) | 9 |
| Airway obstruction | 9 |
| Albumin | 3 |
| Alkalosis | throughout |
| Allen test | 1 |
| Altitude | 11 |
| Antacid | 15 |
| Antiemetics | 15 |
| Anxiety | 9, 11 |
| Anxiolytics | 11 |
| Arterial blood sample | 1 |
| Aspirin | 11 |
| Asthma | 9 |
| Base | throughout |
| Bronchodilators | 9 |
| Buffer | 2-5 |
| Carbon dioxide | 2, 4 |
| Chemical buffer | 3 |
| Chest expansion | 9 |
| Chest pain | 11 |
| Compensation | throughout |
| Confusion | 9 |
| COPD | 9 |
| Cyanotic | 9 |
| Dehydration | 13 |
| Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) | 13 |
| Diarrhea | 13 |
| Dizziness | 11 |
| Dyspnea | 9 |
| Dysrhythmias | 13, 15 |
| Electrolytes | 15 |
| Excretion | 5 |
| Fully compensated | throughout |
| Globulins | 3 |
| Heart failure | 9 |
| Hemodialysis | 13 |
| Hemoglobin | 2-3 |
| Homeostasis | 6 |
| Hydrogen ion | 2-5 |
| Hypermetabolism | 13 |
| Hyperventilation | 4, 11 |
| Hypotension | 13 |
| Hypoventilation | 4, 9 |
| Kidney | 2, 5 |
| Kidney failure | 13 |
| Kussmaul respirations | 13 |
| Lethargy | 9, 15 |
| Liver failure | 13 |
| Mechanical ventilation | 9 |
| Metabolic acidosis | throughout |
| Metabolic alkalosis | throughout |
| Metabolic system | throughout |
| Muscle weakness | 9 |
| Naloxone | 9 |
| Numbness | 11 |
| Opioid overdose | 9 |
| Overdose | 9, 15 |
| Pancreatitis | 13 |
| Partially compensated | throughout |
| Phosphate | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 9 |
| Pneumothorax | 9 |
| Polycythemia | 9 |
| Pulmonary edema | 9 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 9 |
| Pulmonary hypertension | 9 |
| Reabsorption | 5 |
| Renal failure | 13 |
| Respiratory acidosis | throughout |
| Respiratory alkalosis | throughout |
| Respiratory depression | 9 |
| Respiratory system | throughout |
| Salicylate toxicity | 11 |
| Shock | 11 |
| Starvation | 13 |
| Tachycardia | 13, 15 |
| Trauma | 9, 11 |
| Uncompensated | throughout |
| Urine | 5 |