ABSTRACT Coggon, J.M. (2008) Arterial blood gas analysis 2: compensatory mechanisms. Nursing Times; 104: 19, 24–25. This is the second of a two-part unit discussing arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis.

Arterial blood gases (ABGs) provide information about the patient's respiratory and metabolic status. Nurses need to understand the degree to which blood gases vary between normal limits and how the ...