Pocket Tutor Understanding Abgs and Lung Function TestsPaperback, 14 March 2019

All hospital doctors deal with ABGs (arterial blood gases) but knowledge is commonly assumed and students lack confidence interpreting them. Logical, sequential content: relevant basic science, understanding normal results and the building blocks of abnormal results, then clinical disorders. Clinical disorders illustrated by representative test results and brief accompanying text that clearly identifies the defining feature of the result (in other words, what is it that makes this diabetic ketoacidosis?). Fully-updated second edition features new sections on capillary blood gases, venous blood gases, obesity and all illustrations now in full colour.