What does the blood test for blood gasses tell the Dr about your condition and what is a good or bad reading ? Just had my first one !

[imelda16]

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Blood gas test is checking how good your lungs are exchanging oxygen co2 etc

Think its most definitive test the more co2 in ya blood the more your a retainer .. a dont think thay have score as such .. think its more % than anything.

Last letter i had said stuff about copd and gas retaining 20%

But all depends on condition .. as i assume newton's law mass quanty voluime

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art...

Hope that helps cheers all the best

[Toci in reply to Hidden]

Good link Daz.

[imelda16]

Thanks for reply and link but must admit I don't have the head to take in that much info I have Asthma and IPF and when the nurse did the test she said If it was 8 "don't know what that ment"! I will have to have 02 for 15 hrs a day and it was 7.8. So they want to do it again in three weeks to see how it reads then. I have ambulatory 02 and it appears my condition has got worse. Although a few days after the test I got a chest infection and am taking antibiotics. So the test will have to wait until I'm clear according to instructions.

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Hi yes just remberd 7.4 or 8 is bad my aunt was in hospital .. if can clear infection should be ok my previous post questions go on about those numbers and what they mean JUST keep eye out for feet arm swelling and get straight to hospital if happens

Wishing u well all the best

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Hi Imelda16

a couple more links for you which explains some - one relating to asthma and Pulmonary Function Test - refer also DLCO mentioned further down the page :

asthma.about.com/lw/Health-...

Another about lung difussing testing:

nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/enc...

[imelda16]

Thanks Blakeyc

These are interesting links and I am really glad to have found the confidence to ask questions I have read a lot on this site but am finding more advice each day. I have a referral from the lung clinic I was attending to a more experienced lung centre and will be going through all the tests again so I don't feel I've been hung out to dry.