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blood gas
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blood gas
n.
Any of the gases that become dissolved in blood plasma, including oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide.

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Baseline serum albumin levels, arterial blood gas measurements, and the proportion of patients who required mechanical ventilation were also similar, which indicates that the overall general health of patients and the severity of pneumonia in these 2 groups were also comparable.
Arterial blood gas analysis and blood chemistry test values were within the normal ranges except that the alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and [gamma]-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) levels were elevated about 1.
1) Other methods range from basic procedures such as measuring arterial blood gas and performing pulse oximetry to more elegant options such as the [sup.
 
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