What Is The Inhalation Process? When you inhale (breathe in), air enters your lungs and oxygen from the air moves from your lungs to your blood. At the same time, carbon dioxide, a waste gas, moves from your blood to the lungs and is exhaled (breathe out). This process is called gas exchange and is
How Does COPD Affect Arterial Blood Gases? In all patients with COPD there is the decrease of pH and PaO2 and an increase of PaCO2 during follow-up period that indicates that airflow limitation is progressive but in patients taking regular therapy treatment during remissions and exacerbations of illness both pH and PaO2 are statistically significantly
What Does Arterial Blood Gas Measure? What does arterial blood gas measure? An arterial blood gases (ABG) test measures the acidity (pH) and the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood from an artery. This test is used to find out how well your lungs are able to move oxygen into the blood