RT Book, Section A1 Miaskiewicz, Joseph J. A2 McKean, Sylvia C. A2 Ross, John J. A2 Dressler, Daniel D. A2 Scheurer, Danielle B. SR Print(0) ID 1137613094 T1 Arterial Blood Gas and Placement of A-line T2 Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, 2e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071843133 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1137613094 RD 2024/03/28 AB Critically ill patients require arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis to assess oxygenation and ventilation due to limitations of noninvasive oximetry measurements. Below a pO2 of 60 mm Hg corresponding to an O2 saturation of 80%, the oxyhemoglobin saturation curve is steep and large changes in oximetry may mean small changes in oxygenation. Below this level oximetry may not correlate with oxygenation, and an arterial blood gas (ABG) should be obtained (Table 122-1).