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PO2 is the partial pressure of oxygen in the patient's arterial blood. It is an element of the Arterial Blood Gas tests.

PO2 and PaO2 are used interchangeably in the context of the Critical Care and Medicine Data.

There are special collection instructions for Arterial Blood Gas tests, refer there for further info.

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	<onlyinclude>PO2 is the partial pressure of oxygen in the patient's arterial blood. It is an element of the [[Arterial Blood Gas tests]]. <onlyinclude>		<onlyinclude>PO2 is the partial pressure of oxygen in the patient's arterial blood. It is an element of the [[Arterial Blood Gas tests]]. </onlyinclude>

	PO2 and PaO2 are used interchangeably in the context of the Critical Care and Medicine Data.		PO2 and PaO2 are used interchangeably in the context of the Critical Care and Medicine Data.