Arterial blood gas (APACHE): Difference between revisions
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Are abgs taken during an apnea test included or excluded in the calculation of apache scores? | Are '''abgs''' taken during an apnea test included or excluded in the calculation of apache scores? | ||
*This is a quote from the APACHE instructions. | *This is a quote from the APACHE instructions. | ||
**Keep in mind the diagnosis and try not to include iatrogenically enhanced symptoms, e.g. BP severely high due to inotropes or decreased LOC due to sedation.== ABG Helper == | **Keep in mind the diagnosis and try not to include iatrogenically enhanced symptoms, e.g. BP severely high due to inotropes or decreased LOC due to sedation.== ABG Helper == | ||
[[Apache II General Collection Guidelines]]--[[User:LBilesky|LBilesky]] 13:38, 2016 November 15 (CST) | [[Apache II General Collection Guidelines]]--[[User:LBilesky|LBilesky]] 13:38, 2016 November 15 (CST) | ||
*Aware of the guidelines. The question isn't asking about iatogenically affected BP or iatrogenically enhanced neurological symptoms. I was asking about the '''ABG's''' taken during an apnea test. The patients are not sedated. They are neurologically impaired by the critical illness that brought them to the ICU.The question is do we include or exclude the''' abg''' result taken during an apnea test in our apache score done in the first 24 hours if it is the worst value? [[User:GHall|GHall]] 06:51, 2016 November 17 (CST) | |||
== ADD Venous Blood Gas Count == | == ADD Venous Blood Gas Count == | ||