Learning Objectives: 1) Identify the sites available for arterial blood gas sampling and catheterization 2) Understand the technique for obtaining an arterial sample 3) Know anticoagulants and vehicles for blood gas collection 4) Learn proper specimen handling post-collection 5) Identify errors that may occur, causing alterations in electrolytes, pH, and metabolic/respiratory status
Duration: 43 minutes In the last several years, numerous adverse events and several patient deaths have been attributed to the use of certain glucose meters with critically ill hospital patients. These patients are more likely to present with interfering substances such as drugs and pathological factors that can cause glucose meter error and adverse events. This […]
Brad S. Karon, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic
Arthur H. Combs, MD, FCCP, FCCM, President, FutureTech Strategies, Inc., and Evan Ntrivalas, MD, PhD, Director, Medical and Scientific Affairs, Nova Biomedical
Thomas Keeble, MBBS, BSc, MRCP, MD, Consultant Cardiologist, Southend Hospital, Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, and Senior Clinical Fellow, Anglia Ruskin University
Jeffery A. DuBois, PhD, HCLD/CC (ABB), FACP, VP Medical and Scientific Affairs, Nova Biomedical
Evan Ntrivalas, MD, PhD, Director, Medical and Scientific Affairs, Nova Biomedical
Khosrow Adeli, PhD, FCACB, NACB, DABCC, Head and Professor, Clinical Biochemistry, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto
Martha Lyon, PhD, DABCC, FACB, Clinical Biochemist/Clinical, Associate Professor, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon
Ron Daniels, BEM, NHS Consultant in Critical Care and Anaesthesia, Co-Founder and Chief Executive, UK Sepsis Trust and CEO, Global Sepsis Alliance