Run blood gases all the time working in Respiratory. That's how we monitor correct vent settings and most COPD patients on BIPAP. I can swing blood pH by more than .2 in less than hour with tidal volumes and respiratory rates.
Out of control diabetics can get really low pH values but that's a metabolic issue, not a respiratory issue. I've seen plenty of diabetics under 7.0 pH where the normal pH values are 7.35-7.45
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Run blood gases all the time working in Respiratory. That's how we monitor correct vent settings and most COPD patients on BIPAP. I can swing blood pH by more than .2 in less than hour with tidal volumes and respiratory rates.
Out of control diabetics can get really low pH values but that's a metabolic issue, not a respiratory issue. I've seen plenty of diabetics under 7.0 pH where the normal pH values are 7.35-7.45