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<onlyinclude>PCO2 (or PaCO2) is the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the patient's arterial blood. It is an element of the [[Arterial Blood Gas tests]]. <onlyinclude> | <onlyinclude>PCO2 (or PaCO2) is the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the patient's arterial blood. It is an element of the [[Arterial Blood Gas tests]]. </onlyinclude> | ||
== Collection instructions == | == Collection instructions == | ||
Revision as of 17:32, 2016 August 15
PCO2 (or PaCO2) is the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the patient's arterial blood. It is an element of the Arterial Blood Gas tests.
Collection instructions
There are special collection instructions for Arterial Blood Gas tests, refer there for further info.
see also
- See APACHE Scoring table
- See FiO2 table