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Glossaries

For many of us, medical and health insurance terms are unfamiliar or complex. Our glossaries define some of those terms.


		Arterial blood gas Any of the gases that are present in the blood. Clinically, ABG is a test to determine levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. The test result is used to determine if a patient requires supplemental oxygen.

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