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McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine

Arterial Blood Gases (ABG)

How to Cite This Chapter: Don-Wauchope A, Chetty VT, Ivica J, Kavsak P, Khan WI, Lafreniere M, Nouri K, Solnica B. Arterial Blood Gases (ABG). McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine. Kraków: Medycyna Praktyczna. https://empendium.com/mcmtextbook/chapter/B31.1269.3.7.88. Accessed December 05, 2025.
Last Reviewed: May 9, 2022
Last Updated: May 9, 2022
Chapter Information

For a brief introduction and guide to abbreviations, see Laboratory Tests: General Remarks.

Analyte [material]

Arterial blood gases (ABG) [AB/CB]

Reference range, target level, or decision threshold

Table 5.1-1

Interpretation of results

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