ABG’s INTERPRETATION

PREPARED BY
MAIRA SHAHEEN
ROME
(Respiratory opposite metabolic equal)
PH: 7.35 ↓ Acidosis ----- 7.45 ↑ Alkalosis
PCO2: 35 ↓ alkalosis ------- 45 ↑ Acidosis
Hco3: 22 ↓ Acidosis ------- 28 ↑ Alkalosis
How to interpret ABGs value
• PH 7.26 ↓ Acid
• PCO2 26↓ Metabolic
• HCO3 16 ↓ Acid
Interpretation;
Partially compensated metabolic acidosis
How to interpret ABGs value
• PH: 7.82↑ Alkalosis
• PCO2: 60 ↑ Acid
• HCO3: 32 ↑ Alkalosis
Interpretation;
Partially compensated metabolic Alkalosis
How to interpret ABGs value
• PH: 7.11↓ Acid
• PCO2: 82 ↑ Acid

• HCO3: 30 ↑ Alkalosis
• Interpretation;
• Partially compensated respiratory Acidosis
How to interpret ABGs value
• PH: 7.55 alkalosis
• PCO2: 21 alklosis
• HCO3: 10 acid
Interpretation;
Partially compensated respiratory alkolsis
pH PCO2 HCO3
Normal ↑↓ ↓↑
pH
7.35----7.39(acidosis)
7.40----7.45(alkalosis)
Example:
• pH :7.36 ↓(Acid)
• PCO2: 80↑(Acid)
• HCO3: 40↑(Alkalosis)
Interpretation:
Fully Compensated Respiratory Acidosis
Cont…
• pH: 7.43↑ (Alkalosis)
• PCO2: 26↓ (alkalosis)
• HCO3: 18↓ (Acid)
• Interpretation;
• Fully compensated respiratory alkalosis
• pH : 7.42 ↑(Alkalosis)
• PCO2: 82 ↑(Acid)
• HCO3 : 32↑(Alkalosis)
• Interpretation;
• Fully compensated Metabolic alkalosis
Cont…
• pH: 7.39 ↓(Acid)
• PCO2: 28↓(Alkalosis)
• HCO3: 10↓(Acid)
• Interpretation;

• Fully compensated Metabolic Acidosis.

Conditions associated with partially, fully
and uncompensated Acid/Base disturbance.