Bottom Line Up Top: A peripheral venous blood lactate can reliably be used instead of an arterial blood lactate as a marker of systemic tissue hypoperfusion and to measure response to treatment. Clinical Scenario: A 63 year old woman with …
Background: Patients coming to the ED frequently have several interventions performed in their evaluation and management. Blood draws, for the most part, are venous. Occasionally, however, arterial sampling is used to gauge acid-base status, PaO2, PaCO2, lactate etc. This is …
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