Point of Care Blood Gas Testing (Online CE Course)

Continuing Education Credits

P.A.C.E.® Contact Hours (acceptable for AMT, ASCP, and state recertification): 1 hour(s) Approved through 9/30/2028

Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel Credit Hours - General (Clinical Chemistry/UA/Toxicology): 1 hour(s) Approved through 9/30/2028

Objectives

• Discuss the basics of blood gas theory and testing.
• Indicate which healthcare personnel and departments use blood gas testing for particular patient populations.
• Discuss regulatory considerations that should be taken into account for point-of-care blood gas testing.
• Describe pre-examination, examination, and post-examination variables that may affect point-of-care blood gas testing.

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Course Outline

• Foundations of Gas Exchange and Physiology
• Introduction
• Which specimen type is considered the gold standard for blood gas testing?
• Gas Exchange
• Where does external respiration take place in the body?
• Gas Transport in the Blood
• Measurement of Partial Pressure
• True or False: Partial pressures of O2 or CO2 in the blood measure the majority that is bound to hemoglobin.
• Which electrode is used to measure the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2) in blood gas analysis?
• Acid–Base Disorders: Metabolic and Respiratory Acidosis & Alkalosis
• Which compound or ion works within the body's buffering systems to make the blood more basic?
• Blood Gas Analysis Across Care Settings
• Blood Gas Testing Across Healthcare Settings
• Which department or professional would not be considered a potential user of point-of-care blood gas testing?
• Blood Gas Analytes and Extended Testing Parameters
• Measurement Technologies Beyond the Gas Electrodes
• Blood Gas Analysis: Assessment Areas and Key Testing Parameters
• Regulatory Considerations for POC Blood Gas Testing
• Regulatory Considerations for POC Blood Gas Testing
• Regulatory Considerations for POC Blood Gas Testing, continued
• Under CLIA regulations, how frequently must a newly trained blood gas analyzer operator undergo competency assessments during their first year of test...
• Pre-Examination, Examination, & Post-Examination Variables in POC Blood Gas Testing
• Pre-Examination Variables
• Pre-Examination Variables, continued
• A POC blood gas analyzer user notices that a blood gas sample has a falsely elevated sodium level. What is a possible pre-examination error?
• If an arterial blood gas sample contains air bubbles that are not expelled prior to capping and transport, how will this possibly affect the test resu...
• Examination Variables
• Why do calculated oxygen saturation (sO2) results from a standard blood gas analyzer sometimes show a falsely normal reading in patients with dyshemog...
• How does a patient's condition of leukocytosis interfere with blood gas testing parameters?
• Post-Examination Variables
• References
• References

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