Acid/Base
ABGs are done in the ICU multiple times daily. The acid/base balance within the body enables the body to perform its most basic functions; we often directly affect this balance when someone is on a ventilator or recieving exogenous bicarb.
Reading Materials:
FCCS Ch. 6 (part of it)
Marino 3rd ed: Ch 28-30; 4th ed 31-33
Acid-Base, Fluid, Electrolytes made ridiculously simple (PRIMARY RESOURCE)
MedCram: Medical Acid Base videos 1-8
Pulmcast: Back to the #Basics (Bicarb)