Introduction
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The Patient
Unit Conversion Tools
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Equations
- Oxygen Titration Protocol Tool based on Estimated Pulmonary Shunt*
- Hemodynamic equations*
- Acid-base Interpretation (calculator and quiz)*
- www.acid-base.com - tutorials and other interactive programs on acid-base interpretation
- www.the-abg-site.com - Web site devoted to ABG interpretation. Use ‘6 Easy Steps’ to quickly and accurately analyze arterial blood gases.
- Henderson-Hasselbalch equation*
- Pulmonary Shunt Protocol*
- Gas Laws (Ideal Gas Law, Boyle's Law, etc.)
- Fluid Mechanics
- Venturi Principle
- The pH scale