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  2. Arterial blood gas test - Wikipedia

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    An ABG test requires that a small volume of blood be drawn from the radial artery with a syringe and a thin needle, [1] but sometimes the femoral artery in the groin or another site is used. The blood can also be drawn from an arterial catheter. An ABG test measures the blood gas tension values of the arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2 ...

  3. Oxygen saturation (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Normal arterial blood oxygen saturation levels in humans are 96–100 percent. [1] If the level is below 90 percent, it is considered low and called hypoxemia. [2] Arterial blood oxygen levels below 80 percent may compromise organ function, such as the brain and heart, and should be promptly addressed.

  4. Hypoxemia - Wikipedia

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    Hypoxemia (also spelled hypoxaemia) is an abnormally low level of oxygen in the blood. [1] [2] More specifically, it is oxygen deficiency in arterial blood. [3] Hypoxemia is usually caused by pulmonary disease. Sometimes the concentration of oxygen in the air is decreased leading to hypoxemia.

  5. Reference ranges for blood tests - Wikipedia

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    Reference ranges (reference intervals) for blood tests are sets of values used by a health professional to interpret a set of medical test results from blood samples. Reference ranges for blood tests are studied within the field of clinical chemistry (also known as "clinical biochemistry", "chemical pathology" or "pure blood chemistry"), the ...

  6. Arteriovenous oxygen difference - Wikipedia

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    The usual unit for a-vO 2 diff is millilitres of oxygen per 100 millilitres of blood (mL/100 mL), [1] however, particularly in medical uses, other units may be used, such as micro moles per millilitre (μmol/mL). [2] In practice, a-vO 2 diff may be determined using the Fick Principle rather than by taking direct

  7. Transcutaneous oxygen measurement - Wikipedia

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    The test takes about 45 minutes. Results are reported either as the absolute values of the tissue in question (in mmHg) or as a ratio of the tissue in question to the control tissue. The normal oxygen tension in the foot is approximately 60 mmHg, and the normal chest/foot ratio is approximately 0.9. [2]

  8. VO2 max - Wikipedia

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    V̇O 2 max (also maximal oxygen consumption, maximal oxygen uptake or maximal aerobic capacity) is the maximum rate of oxygen consumption attainable during physical exertion. [1] [2] The name is derived from three abbreviations: "V̇" for volume (the dot over the V indicates "per unit of time" in Newton's notation), "O 2" for oxygen, and "max" for maximum and usually normalized per kilogram of ...

  9. Fraction of inspired oxygen - Wikipedia

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    Natural air includes 21% oxygen, which is equivalent to F I O 2 of 0.21. Oxygen-enriched air has a higher F I O 2 than 0.21; up to 1.00 which means 100% oxygen. F I O 2 is typically maintained below 0.5 even with mechanical ventilation, to avoid oxygen toxicity, [2] but there are applications when up to 100% is routinely used.