ABG Practice Examples

Practice arterial blood gas interpretation with realistic ABG examples covering acid-base disorders, compensation patterns, and oxygenation findings. Use these cases to sharpen pattern recognition before moving into the interactive simulator.

Want instant feedback instead of static examples? Try ABGenius or analyze a real case with the ABG Calculator.

Example Cases

  • Case 1: 7.30 / 20 / 10 / 92 — Partially compensated metabolic acidosis
  • Case 2: 7.52 / 29 / 23 / 96 — Uncompensated respiratory alkalosis
  • Case 3: 7.18 / 75 / 26 / 51 — Uncompensated respiratory acidosis with moderate hypoxemia
  • Case 4: 7.38 / 19 / 11 / 88 — Fully compensated metabolic acidosis
  • Case 5: 7.46 / 48 / 33 / 91 — Fully compensated metabolic alkalosis

How to Practice

  1. Review each ABG and write out your interpretation before checking any answer.
  2. Identify whether the primary disorder is respiratory or metabolic.
  3. Decide whether compensation is absent, partial, or full.
  4. Assess oxygenation using PaO₂ and clinical context.
  5. Compare your answer with expected compensation rules to look for mixed disorders.

Interactive Practice

Use PulmTools’ built-in simulator to get instant feedback, repeated case exposure, and faster ABG pattern recognition.

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Last updated: 2026