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#350 Rapid Response Series: Acute Hypoxemia

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

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What Are the Common Mistakes in Rapid Response?

A b gs are used to draw blood from an artery and analyze it. There's a couple of ways where you can have problems, including filling the syringe with too much blood or not getting all the air out. If someone pokes their needle into something they've probably poked a micky Mouse ear and a micky mouse head. So if the blood does not come out quickly, it may not be a reliable sample.

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