In this episode of Inside EMS, cohosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson are once again joined by paramedic student April McKenzie, a.k.a., 鈥淎pril Anonymous,鈥� for a deep dive on measuring arterial blood gas.
Chris and Kelly walk April (and anyone else grinding through class) through the core idea that everything hinges on knowing 鈥渘ormal.鈥� Once you lock in pH, CO鈧� and bicarb ranges, the rest becomes pattern recognition, not panic.
The big takeaway? Master normal, stay curious and treat every patient like a learning opportunity. Because the more normals you encounter, the faster you鈥檒l catch what鈥檚 not.
Quotable takeaways
鈥淥ur whole job in a nutshell is maintaining homeostasis and knowing when the body is going to restore homeostasis.鈥�
鈥淰oltaire said that the art of medicine is entertaining the patient until nature cures the disease. But, we know that nature doesn鈥檛 always cure the disease. We have to know when to step in, when nature鈥檚 not gonna do it.鈥�
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