ABG / VBG Interpretation Worksheet | 6-Page PDF | 2026–27 Edition

A five-step method, the anion gap, and twelve worked problems — blood gas interpretation as a repeatable procedure rather than a memory test.

The same five steps every time, so you get the same answer under pressure that you would get sitting down. Includes the anion gap without the mystery, when a VBG will do and when it will not, and a practice set built from cases you will actually see on a cardiac unit.

Built for the pocket and the break room, not the library — work the problems, then keep the method.

Part of Cardiac Nurse Playbooks. Instant PDF download, yours to keep.

Educational reference material for licensed clinicians and students. Not medical advice, not a protocol, and not a substitute for your facility's policies or physician orders. Where this guide and your unit policy disagree, your unit policy wins.