🩺 **Mastering ABG Interpretation with ROME** 🩺

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🩺 **Mastering ABG Interpretation with ROME** 🩺

Struggling with arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis? Here's a quick and easy breakdown using the **ROME** method! 💡

🔴 **R** – Respiratory 
🔵 **O** – Opposite (pH and CO2 move in opposite directions) 
🟢 **M** – Metabolic 
🟡 **E** – Equal (pH and CO2 move in the same direction)

### ABG Cheat Sheet:
- **Respiratory Acidosis**: CO2↑, pH↓ 
- **Respiratory Alkalosis**: CO2↓, pH↑ 
- **Metabolic Acidosis**: HCO3↓, pH↓ 
- **Metabolic Alkalosis**: HCO3↑, pH↑ 

### Normal ABG Values:
- **pH**: 7.35-7.45 
- **CO2**: 35-45 
- **HCO3**: 22-26

### Key Signs & Treatment:
- **Respiratory Acidosis**: Common in COPD, hypoventilation. Treat with oxygen, bronchodilators, and steroids.
- **Respiratory Alkalosis**: Often caused by anxiety and hyperventilation. Treat with breathing exercises or sedatives.
- **Metabolic Acidosis**: Seen in DKA, shock, renal failure. Correct underlying causes with fluids, bicarb drip, and more.
- **Metabolic Alkalosis**: Resulting from vomiting, suctioning, or overuse of antacids. Treat with fluids and electrolytes.

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