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Clarifying the Confusion of Arterial Blood Gas Analysis: Is It Compensation Or Combination? CLINICAL FEATURE Clarifying the Confusion of Arterial Blood Gas Analysis: Is it Compensation or Combination? A three-step method for interpreting complex acid–base imbalances. ABSTRACT: Arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis assesses the adequacy of ventilation, oxygenation, and the acid–base status of the body by measuring the levels of pH, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and bicarbonate in arterial blood. Interpretation of ABG results, which can play a major role in diagnosis and treatment of pa- tients with pulmonary and other critical conditions, can sometimes be difficult. This article focuses on basic ABG analysis and interpretation, discusses the combinations of imbalances that may occur, and reviews the compensatory mechanisms that arise as a result. Keywords: acid–base imbalances, arterial blood gas, arterial blood gas analysis, respiratory and metabolic compensation rterial blood gas (ABG) analysis assesses the A venous blood sample may be easier to ob- adequacy of ventilation, oxygenation, and tain than an arterial sample, but they are not inter- Athe acid–base status of the body by measuring changeable. Several review articles have examined the levels of pH, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and bicar- the use of venous blood gas rather than ABG analy- bonate in arterial blood. The values of carbon diox- sis in evaluating a patient’s respiratory status.1-3 ide and oxygen—expressed as the partial pressure of They showed that venous blood has a lower pH carbon dioxide (PaCO2) and the partial pressure of level, less oxygen, and a higher PaCO2 level than oxygen (PaO2)—are important in the diagnosis and arterial blood because it has not yet entered the treatment of patients with pulmonary and other crit- right side of the heart and the lungs, where gas ex- ical conditions. The levels of pH and bicarbonate change occurs. Therefore, venous blood gas and assist in the diagnosis of renal and other metabolic ABG values should not be used interchangeably; ar- conditions. terial blood sampling remains the preferred method 52 AJN ▼ March 2019 ▼ Vol. 119, No. 3 ajnonline.com By Joyce Pompey, DNP, RN-BC, and Betty Abraham-Settles, DNP, RN-BC Table 1. Basic ABG Analysis pH PaCO2 HCO3 Analysis and (normal: 7.35–7.45) (normal: 35–45 mmHg) (normal: 22–26 mEq/L) Interpretation < 7.35 (acidosis) > 45 Normal Respiratory acidosis < 7.35 (acidosis) Normal < 22 Metabolic acidosis > 7.45 (alkalosis) < 35 Normal Respiratory alkalosis > 7.45 (alkalosis) Normal > 26 Metabolic alkalosis for assessing a patient’s acid–base and respiratory carbon dioxide levels increase in the body, the respi- status. ratory center is stimulated to initiate breathing. Hy- Interpretation of acid–base imbalances and com- perventilation causes a decrease in carbon dioxide and pensation begins with an understanding of the prin- leads to alkalosis—an increased pH level. Hypoven- ciples of the regulatory mechanisms that control the tilation causes an increase in carbon dioxide and leads body’s acidity and alkalinity—the pH balance—which to acidosis—a decreased pH level. The respiratory is necessary for homeostasis. Two body systems, the system can regulate changes in blood pH levels within respiratory system and the renal system, are primarily minutes, simply by increasing or decreasing the respi- responsible for controlling blood pH levels. With a ratory rate. basic knowledge of these mechanisms, clinicians can The renal system, also called the metabolic sys- determine the presence of respiratory and renal acid– tem in this context, assists in regulating blood acid- base imbalances in a variety of critical conditions ity and alkalinity through the excretion of hydrogen including head injury, drug overdose, stroke, dia- ions (H+) and bicarbonate—the latter expressed as betic ketoacidosis, and pulmonary edema. Yet it HCO3. Bicarbonate is a base that acts as a buffer in can be more difficult to interpret combinations of the blood. Increased bicarbonate levels and decreased respiratory and metabolic imbalances and understand hydrogen ions in the blood lead to alkalosis and a how the body compensates for such complex imbal- rise in pH level. Decreased bicarbonate levels and ances. increased hydrogen ions in the blood cause acidosis Interpretation of acid–base imbalances and compensation begins with an understanding of the principles of the regulatory mechanisms that control the body’s acidity and alkalinity—the pH balance—which is necessary for homeostasis. In this article, we focus on basic ABG analysis and a decrease in pH level. The renal system takes and interpretation, discuss the combinations of im- several hours or even days to adjust these changes in balances that may occur, and review the compensa- blood pH levels. tory mechanisms that arise as a result. We also present a three-step method of ABG analysis, with examples INTERPRETATION OF BASIC ABG VALUES of various values. Four values are used in ABG analysis: pH, PaCO2, HCO3, and PaO2. The PaO2 level reveals the patient’s A REVIEW OF ACID–BASE BALANCE oxygenation status; carbon dioxide is considered an The respiratory system maintains normal blood pH acid and bicarbonate a base. levels through the regulation of carbon dioxide, an Normal ABG values are as follows4: acid that exits the body through exhalation. When • pH: 7.35 to 7.45 [email protected] AJN ▼ March 2019 ▼ Vol. 119, No. 3 53 • PaCO2: 35 to 45 mmHg Step 2. Examine the PaCO2 and HCO3 levels. • HCO3: 22 to 26 mEq/L Both values are abnormal, but in opposition to each • PaO2: 80 to 100 mmHg other—one value is elevated, while the other is de- Some institutions may use slightly different reference creased. ranges, but variations are not clinically significant. Step 3. Interpret the results. For combined respi- Abnormalities in the PaCO2 level indicate a re- ratory and metabolic acidosis, the PaCO2 level is ele- spiratory problem, and abnormalities in the HCO3 vated and the HCO3 level is decreased. Too much level indicate a metabolic problem. Analysis and in- acid and too little base in the blood causes an acidotic terpretation of basic ABG values can be determined pH level, and the result is combined respiratory and by the following steps. metabolic acidosis. For combined respiratory and met- Step 1. Examine the pH level. If pH falls below abolic alkalosis, the PaCO2 level is decreased and the normal (less than 7.35) the patient is acidotic; if it HCO3 level is elevated. Too little acid and too much rises above normal (more than 7.45) the patient is base cause alkalosis (see Table 2). alkalotic. Consider the following examples: Step 2. Examine the PaCO2 level. A PaCO2 eleva- tion (over 45 mmHg), along with a decrease in pH, indicates respiratory acidosis. A PaCO2 decrease (un- pH 7.30↓ HCO3 19↓ PaCO2 50↑ der 35 mmHg), along with elevated pH, indicates re- Interpretation: combination respiratory and meta- spiratory alkalosis. The HCO3 level is normal with bolic acidosis both respiratory imbalances. (1) The pH level is below 7.35 (acidosis). Step 3. Examine the HCO3 and PaO2 levels. An ele- (2) The HCO3 level is low, insufficient to neutralize vation of HCO3 (over 26 mEq/L), along with elevated acid within the body. pH, indicates metabolic alkalosis. A decrease of HCO3 (3) The PaCO2 level is high from an increase of (under 22 mEq/L), along with decreased pH, indicates carbon dioxide in the body. metabolic acidosis (see Table 1). If the PaO2 level is decreased (less than 80 mmHg), hypoxemia is present. pH 7.50↑ HCO3 30↑ PaCO2 30↓ Pulmonary embolism, asthma, opioid overdose, Interpretation: combination respiratory and meta- and hypoxia are some conditions that may cause re- bolic alkalosis spiratory acidosis or alkalosis; diabetic ketoacidosis (1) The pH level is greater than 7.45 (alkalosis). and renal failure may lead to metabolic acidosis or (2) The HCO3 or bicarbonate level is high; bicar- alkalosis. bonate is a base. (3) The PaCO2 level is low; since carbon dioxide is COMBINATION RESPIRATORY AND METABOLIC ACIDOSIS OR an acid, there is not enough acid in the body ALKALOSIS to neutralize the base. The presence of a combination of respiratory and metabolic acidosis or alkalosis can similarly be deter- mined in three steps. With these types of disorders, COMPENSATION OF RESPIRATORY AND METABOLIC the pH, PaCO2, and the HCO3 levels are all abnor- ACIDOSIS OR ALKALOSIS mal. The precise conditions they may be associated For compensation to occur, the renal and respira- with depend on many patient-related factors, includ- tory systems work together to regain and maintain ing comorbidities. a normal blood pH level. Other processes assist with Step 1. Examine the pH level. Below-normal pH compensation (for example, the central and sympa- levels (less than 7.35) indicate acidosis, and higher- thetic nervous systems and the chemical buffer sys- than-normal pH levels (more than 7.45) indicate al- tem), but the kidneys and lungs are the major organs kalosis. involved. Initially, partial compensation may occur. Table 2. Combination Respiratory and Metabolic Acid–Base Imbalances pH PaCO2 HCO3 Analysis and (normal: 7.35–7.45) (normal: 35–45 mmHg) (normal: 22–26 mEq/L) Interpretation < 7.35 (acidosis) > 45 < 22 Combination respiratory and metabolic acidosis > 7.45 (alkalosis) < 35 > 26 Combination respiratory and metabolic alkalosis 54 AJN ▼ March 2019 ▼ Vol. 119, No. 3 ajnonline.com Table 3. Compensation of ABGs pH PaCO2 HCO3 Analysis and (normal: 7.35–7.45) (normal: 35–45 mmHg) (normal: 22–26 mEq/L) Interpretation Normal but close to > 45 > 26 Compensated acidotic (7.35–7.39) respiratory acidosis (the renal system has compensated for a re- spiratory problem) Normal but close to aci- < 35 < 22 Compensated dotic (7.35–7.39) metabolic acidosis (the respiratory system has compensated for a metabolic problem) Normal but close to al- < 35 < 22 Compensated kalotic (7.41–7.45) respiratory alkalosis (the renal system has compensated for a re- spiratory problem) Normal but close to al- > 45 > 26 Compensated kalotic (7.41–7.45) metabolic alkalosis (the respiratory system has compensated for a metabolic problem) This indicates that the body is attempting to correct the imbalance, but the pH level remains abnormal.
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