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A Review of the Usefulness of the Winter’s Formula: Predicted PaCO2 = 1.5 x [HCO3-] + 8 + 2

May 5, 2021

So here we are… not another formula, right? No worries. This one is actually quite straight forward and relatively easy to work out. The tricky part lies in the interpretation of the result – isn’t […]

Arterial Blood Gases: 5 Pre-Analytical Errors You May Be Making and How to Fix Them.

February 13, 2020

As a Respiratory Therapist, one of the skills you will be performing most is Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) sampling and analyses. The results of an ABG can serve as one of the most accurate ways […]