Performance of the test Learning

Sub-tutorials

Indications and Contraindications of ELCBGs

Safe Sampling

Patient consent

PaO2, PaCO2 and pH electrodes

Understood

Maintenance of a blood gas analyser

Understood

Three phases of patient sampling

Understood

Guidelines and Protocols of ELCBGs

Understood

Test preparation

Understood

Equipment required to perform an ELCBG

Understood

Puncturing the earlobe

Understood

Collecting the blood sample

Understood

The Analytic Phase

Understood

The Post-Analytic Phase

Understood

Quality Assurance Procedures

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