An amazing song by Vampire weekend :]] (Made for Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist). Lyrics: Ottoman couch, how handsome your furniture. Lovelier now, but dressed for a funeral.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Definition: Arterial blood gases (ABGs) are diagnostic tests performed on blood taken from an artery which contains oxygen and carbon dioxide. The Purpose of the ABG. ABGs measure how well the lungs can provide adequate oxygen to the body and subsequently remove carbon dioxide. Analysis of blood gases helps evaluate a person's respiratory and metabolic status. ABGs also measure blood pH and the integrity of the body's acid-base balance.
Arterial Blood Gas Analysis. An Arterial Blood Gas provides the clinician with a number of pieces of information, some measured and some calculated using the Henderson Hasselbach equation (which we shall ignore for the moment in the interests of sanity). Measured - pH Calculated - HCO3. pCO2 Base Deficit (excess)