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Arterial blood gas (ABG)

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The sampling of the blood levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide within the arteries, as opposed to the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in venous blood.

Typically the acidity, or pH, of the blood is measured simultaneously with the gas levels in ABG sampling

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