Oakes' ABG Instructional Guide [With Pocket Guide]

This innovative new pocket guide by Dana Oakes promises to take health care professionals to that next level with interpretation and management of ABGs. When hearing of a book on ABGs, many are tempted to think, "but I already know how to interpret blood gases." There is a whole world beyond basic classification (acidosis versus alkalosis, respiratory versus metabolic). This guide takes one beyond classification into the realm of interpretation, to include double and triple disorders and easy understanding of anion and bicarbonate gaps — all of which play crucial roles in proper interpretation of ABGs. Complete with a comprehensive instructional guide, you will find yourself amazed at what you didn't know, and empowered with the new tools you pick up for true critical care management of complex patients.