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Arterial blood gas results: ph- 7.431, pco2- 40.1, hco3- 26.1, be- 1.7. are these normal or elevated? could this cause ventricular tachycardia?
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Normal blood gas ABG: The result you've provided so far seem within the reference range for most blood gas machines - so, "average". One result you didn't list is the pO2, which is a measure of the oxygen content of arterial blood. A low pO2 can cause ventricular tachycardia (VT); however, I suspect the ABG was used as part of a wider panel of tests to help determine cause of VT. Talk to the doctor who ordered the test
Answered 9/29/2016
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