Crack Blood Gas Mysteries in Seconds—Without a Textbook
Blood gas analysis can be tricky, right? Especially those ones with multiple abnormalities often have me scratching my head and reaching for a textbook. But reading textbooks takes time, and I want to get to my next case... (or home to my kids!), and I really worry that I'll miss something important.
So I made myself this AI tool. It analyzes blood gas and electrolyte results in about 5 seconds, catches what you might miss, and even creates a nifty report that you can copy/paste into my patient record.
You can have it for free - no catch. I'll use your email address to tell you about our clinical podcasts and other resources - 3 emails, done. No spam, no strings—just a free tool to make your work life easier.
Access the Blood Gas Assistant Here
A quick note about what this is
This is an AI assistant that draws its knowledge on a bunch of resources that I gave it - mainly show notes from episodes we did on blood gas, and chapters from the Silverstein and Hopper ECC book. I don't use it to replace what I know, but rather to check me, to make sure I don't miss anything important, and to ask questions about any findings that I don't understand. (Basically - as a fast and smart search tool.) I've found it very accurate, and great for helping me think of dd's and understanding any unusual changes on my blood results. But you're still the one with contextual knowledge, so the final decisions about your cases should still lie with you!
How to use it
Type in "New Sample". The assistant will request your results in a particular order, like pH, CO2, Na+ etc etc. You can just type the values in the correct order, eg 7.18, 44, 120. etc etc - no need to add units. Or just copy/paste your results. You'll get a detailed analysis with some thoughts on differentials and next steps. The answer will include the reference ranges that I gave the assistant, which is the range that we use where I work. Keep this in mind if your blood gas machine has very different reference ranges.
You can also add your case history, eg "8 month old puppy with 3 days of vomiting showing clinical signs of dehydration" to give it more context, which will yield better results. And you can ask follow up questions, like "I don't understand why the bicarb is low. Do you have possible explanations?" Have a play and test its capabilities. (But remember - you're still the vet!)
Enjoy!