Table 49.1Temperature-Corrected Values for a "Normal" ABG

Temperature (°C)pHPaco2 (mm Hg)Pao2 (mm Hg)
207.651927
307.503051
357.433770
377.404080
397.374491

Source: Adapted and reproduced with permission from Shapiro BA, Harrison RA, Walton JR. Clinical application of blood gases. 3rd ed.

From: Chapter 49, Arterial Blood Gases

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Clinical Methods: The History, Physical, and Laboratory Examinations. 3rd edition.
Walker HK, Hall WD, Hurst JW, editors.
Boston: Butterworths; 1990.
Copyright © 1990, Butterworth Publishers, a division of Reed Publishing.

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