Blood Gas Definition

Blood Gas Sentence Examples

• The respiratory drive is increased and the arterial blood gas shows a partially compensated metabolic acidosis.

• In another case the patient was transfused 4 units based on a Hb result obtained, during surgery, from a blood gas analyzer.

• A pulse oximeter or arterial blood gas measurement reveals the presence of decreased oxygen in the blood.

• If infants are hospitalized, other tests such as an arterial blood gas analysis are done to determine if the child is receiving enough oxygen.

• Except for the arterial blood gas tests and pulse oximetry, pulmonary function tests should not be given to patients who have had a recent heart attack, or who have certain other types of heart disease.