Skip to main content
AAPA 2025 Annual Conference Main banner
Icon Legend
This session is not in your schedule.
This session is in your schedule. Click again to remove it.
Session Icons
Invitation Only
Invitation Only
Ticketed - Complimentary
Ticketed - Complimentary
Ticketed - Additional Fee Required
Ticketed - Additional Fee Required
Capturing for On Demand
Capturing for On Demand
Pharmacology
Pharmacology
National Health Priorities
National Health Priorities
Potential State Requirement
Potential State Requirement
Project Innovation
Project Innovation
PA Administrative Competencies
PA Administrative Competencies
Back

CCME-Critical Care Medicine

EMER-Emergency Medicine

PEDS-Pediatrics

ABG as Easy as 123

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM  
Location: Colorado Convention Center, Four Seasons 4
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
Capturing for On Demand

Arterial blood gases (ABGs) serve as a vital diagnostic tool in medicine, offering critical insights into a patient's respiratory and metabolic status. Despite their importance, interpreting ABGs can present challenges for providers, both novice and experienced, in the inpatient setting. This lecture aims to address these challenges by presenting case scenarios from emergency medicine and critical care, and will guide participants through a systematic approach for interpreting ABGs effectively.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to:
  • Review parameters and reference ranges for arterial and venous blood gasses
  • Discuss clinical factors influencing blood gas results
  • Identify primary vs. mixed acid-base disturbances
  • Analyze ABGs in a case-study approach