Apache II General Collection Guidelines: Difference between revisions

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===pH Level===
===pH Level===
Independent of the ABG selected, choose the '''worst''' pH from any of the blood gases.
-I see I have two different guides here.  The above and also another from previous guide.[[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 16:00, 12 February 2009 (CST)


{{Discussion}}
*See: [[PH]]
*'''Guideline discrepancy APACHE PH''':[[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 16:00, 12 February 2009 (CST)
*When selecting a PH for your APACHE score do you:
*a. use the PH from the worst BLOOD GAS result you had selected for that patient
*-or-
*b. do select the worst PH which is independent of the ABG you used?[[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 16:01, 12 February 2009 (CST)
 
'''*NORINE-VIC'''
*I use the worst pH of the same ABG, I do not extract another pH from another gas as that would be stacking the deck wouldn’t it? Basically I choose the gas that would score the highest for the apache as a lower/higher pH can sometimes count more than a lower p02. Feb 12.09
'''Jackie Winestock_VIC'''
*Anyway, I look at the worst ph independant of the blood gas that I use. Jackie. Feb 12.09


=== No ABG Available Rule ===
=== No ABG Available Rule ===