Re: Needing some resources

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Hi Judy,

Here are a couple of links I found. I'm sure others will post something more

beneficial. I hope your doctors can treat the problem and get you feeling

better.

http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/blood_gases/test.html

http://www.questdiagnostics.com/kbase/topic/medtest/hw2343/results.htm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003855.htm

MaC

P.S., I found this link looking for your answer. It's not specificially for the

blood gases test but it lists all the different lab tests doctors do.

http://www.questdiagnostics.com/healthwise/files/blood_chemistry.pdf

jkost1959 wrote: Good

morning everyone,

It is time to ask for some help so I am posting on a couple of boards

to see if I can find the answers, this is something I don't see a lot

of on these boards, yet it has a lot to do with the problems caused by

varices. Everyone is always so helpful, sending links, encouragement

and support.

So here is my dilemna: yesterday I had a completely different kind of

test done due to the fact that I am becoming so shoort of breathe

walking from the parking lot to the door leaves me out of breathe. I

had a Blood oxygen test done....one with room air and one at 100%

oxygen. The results printed out on a little like receipt size piece of

paper with a ton of numbers that I do not understand.

Does anyone know of a link that can explain this test and the results?

Thanks for your help,

Judy

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[Guest guest]

OMG. Judy. I had this test done. It is for hepatopulmonary syndrome. I tested

positive for this but it is still mild. It might cause you to get further MELD

exception points if it is positive, and severe. I have an excellent powerpoint I

can send you, but you need to let me know if it is ok to do so. Here is a link-

http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec05/ch058/ch058c.html

http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/122/7/521

My hepatologist told me that most people with cirrhosis will have some pulmonary

shunting, but it becomes severe enough to be called HPS when you sit with 100%

oxygen for 20 min, and your arterial blood gas is in the 300 range instead of

500. I have to find the exact number for you.(and me)

Needing some resources

Good morning everyone,

It is time to ask for some help so I am posting on a couple of boards

to see if I can find the answers, this is something I don't see a lot

of on these boards, yet it has a lot to do with the problems caused by

varices. Everyone is always so helpful, sending links, encouragement

and support.

So here is my dilemna: yesterday I had a completely different kind of

test done due to the fact that I am becoming so shoort of breathe

walking from the parking lot to the door leaves me out of breathe. I

had a Blood oxygen test done....one with room air and one at 100%

oxygen. The results printed out on a little like receipt size piece of

paper with a ton of numbers that I do not understand.

Does anyone know of a link that can explain this test and the results?

Thanks for your help,

Judy

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