Monday, September 5, 2011

Labor Day Weekend

An umbilical artery arterial blood gas is obtained in a 34 week newborn right after a prolonged delivery to a G1P1 30 year old mother. The ABG reads: pH 7.25, pCO2 50 mmHg, HCO3- 23 mEq/L, and base excess -3 mEq/L.

Challenge: What's your interpretation?

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1 comment:

  1. CraigSeptember 11, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    Labor Day Weekend

    These are, in fact, within the normal range of an umbilical artery ABG for a preterm newborn.

    Source: UpToDate.

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