6 Easy Steps to ABG Analysis

[josetakapele]

Good video. Very well explained

[NurseBevable]

Excellent teaching!  Thank you!

[mszubeir]

I've never understood acid-base balance as perfect and simple as this... Thank you sooooooooooo much for this upload

[c12210]

awesome! very helpful, test on ABG's tomorrow really helps. Thank you for posting!

[85slideby]

Hey for number 5 you stated that the co2 is 25 how the hell is alkalosis? Its below 35. Jack Daniel!

[joannanj]

@85slideby cuz CO2 and HCO3 goes in the opposite direction. Normal CO2 is 35-45 so whatever is below 35 is ALKALOSIS but in case of HCO3 (normal range 22-27) whatever is below 22 is ACIDOSIS. If CO2 in this case is 25 it is indeed alkalosis.

[nursesteph00]

GREAT video ... I FINALLY understand!

[CocoM51]

I had to watch your video a couple of times but I get it now. Thank you.

[TheMuziekmann]

this is great thank you!

[rumit99]

excellent. I finally nailed Acid base imbalances. Thanks a ton.

[maryjacey]

excellent video. thank you for the great examples and clear explanation

[PlOkMiJnUhB132435465]

What about anion gap? What about delta/delta ratio? What about mixed acid-base disorders??? Poor lecture.

[CABGNurse]

Ed this made it so much easier for me to understand. I was very rusty, and am studying for my PCCN certification, and I know I'll ace this section thanks to you!

[sarmour83]

OMG I think I might FINALLY get it!! I have been going over and over and over this for my Anatomy and Physiology 2 class and was sooo confused... Its still not crystal clear, but I think with some practicing I might be able to fully understand it. Thank God for this video. I watched it like 3 times and took notes but I think Im getting it. WOO HOO, lol

[sarapmanood16]

is it possible to have acidic PaCO2 and HCO3 at the same time?

or is it always the opposite?

[ed4nurses]

@sarapmanood16 The PaCO2 and HCO3 can go the same direction when a patient has both respiratory and metabolic acidosis.

[antiviral8]

@sarapmanood16 yes, for example, a patient with diabetic cetoacedosis, and at the same time he has COPD. very bad luck lol.

or an baby with lactic acidosis and respiratoriy alkalosis due to sepsis. the alkalosis its not compensative, it's because sepsis, that's a mixed acid- basic problem

[fbantayan1]

@sarapmanood16 yes its possible

[ed4nurses]

Try the free e-book too. you can download it from our homepage at Ed4Nurses.

[leeper27]

still clear as mud

[carissawiley]

Great lecture! We just had this material today and I was wondering if I'd ever get it. Thank you for providing such a great resource to nursing students everywhere!

[dbrache55]

Thank you so much. It finally makes sense. It all came together at 4:10 of your video.

[whittvet]

Was this filmed at Wadley or St. Michaels?

[prajjuthegreat]

i wasnt knowing wats dka now i came to know becuse of comments thank u for that wyo

[philam1984]

wow this was awesome totally made ABGs click for me

[rstoll34]

I wish this professor taught at my school. He does a great job explaining ABGs and was very interesting to listen to. Thx for sharing!

[boo3131]

Very clear to understand.

Thanks for sharing..I will pass this on to my Nursing classmates.

[GlennDogg]

What is DKA?

[wyo7011]

@GlennDogg Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Usually caused by prolonged hyperglycemia. The body goes into starvation mode, starts breaking down fats for energy. This process produces ketones in the blood which are acidic and drops the pH. If anyone wants to add or correct me, please feel free.

[berserker20008]

@GlennDogg it's Diabetic KetoAcidosis hence ( DKA ) I'm sorry for the so late answer btw

GOOD LUCK though

[Jam02130]

Thank you so much. That was very helpful...great professor! :-)

[vnesss82]

Absolutely amazing lecture!!! I totally understand this now...YOU ROCK!!!!!

[sarapmanood16]

thanks a lot for this.. thank you for sharing

[esmeraldalina]

simply wow , great prof :),, thanks for sharing

[EssenceOfMyPresence]

You sir have a gift- thank-you for sharing it with us. Your videos have been so helpful to me.

[CasterTroy2]

Excellent bitesize lecture on what is often a confusing topic for students

[Framodda]

You rock, gret help thanks

[DRB4sho]

this was great i wish they would play this in class, it was simple and to the point...and now that i understand the basics i can get to reading and understanding the clinical manefestations and ABGs in clinicals!

[vvkprasad]

good

[painthorsecrazychic]

Is there a way to download these videos to my computer harddrive so I may watch them without having to get on the internet?

[dardeb1]

Hover your cursor in the upper right hand portion of the video. You should see a tab open to allow you to download the video using Realplayer

[lilsnowdrop]

an amazing lecture......thanks!

[dbrooks12009]

This professor is the best I've heard. Some professors leave me more confused than I was reading the book. And Its possible to read something 20 times and still not fully get it, but this professor makes this so practical and easy to understand. Thanks so much for positing.

[JoeDaddyCO]

I wish this guy was my paraphysiology prof! He makes this so much easier to understand!

[sasosali]

It was really really a fantastic lecture but i need to know the professor's name. Cauld anyone of you tell me his name?

[monetteotc]

Good job! im trying to understand ABG,now,i did it for minutes! whats the name of the prof?

[litaps27]

Thanks a lot! The lecturer explained it really well. From what university is he from?

[avisala07]

thank you

[meganmariehernandez]

omg!!! THANKS A BUNCH!!!!

[snaffalano23]

Well done, thanks a lot, great help!!!

Cheers from germany

[elimkd]

I LOVE YOU haha :D thank you!!

[yssa8377]

Thank you! This was very helpful!

[cofunmi]

i just came from lecture and needed to get a better understanding of this...thank you so much. Super! Everyone should subcribe to support this type of stuff..lol. I subsribed just to add this vid to my favorites....I know that's kinda random..:-)

[shaystubbs]

VERY GOOD EXPLANATION!!!! VERY GOOD!

[Yemenjapan]

Normal value for PaCo2=40 HCO3=24 ph=7.4 First you look @ pH. Above 7.4 is alkalosis and below is acid. Then you determine if the problem is respiratory or metabolic by looking at the other two. PaCo2=respiratory and HCO3=metabolic. PaCo2 above 40 is acid below is alk. HCO3 above 24 is alk. and below is acid. IF the pH=7.5, PaCo2=34, HCO3=40 then you look at which one is the same as the pH. pH is alk. and so is PaCo2. You have a resp. alk. If BOTH are the same as pH the problem is combined.

[Jabolicious]

This is a great presentation. I have asked my respiratory therapy students to watch but some do not have internet and youtube is blocked from our computers at school. I would love to have this on dvd but I don't think you can download from youtube. Help?

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[sbiddle74]

outstanding!

[Jestus13]

What?

[lisenie]

OMG! This video helped me so much and I know that it is going to help thousands of nursing students like me. Thank you:)

[msavige]

thanks for the heads up on ABGs, I am reviewing this for my crital care nursing exam. it is helping,