What Happens to a Patient who is Shunting and What Would Their Arterial Blood Gas Look Like?
Q. Explain to me a patient shunting, and what will their ABG’s (Arterial Blood Gases) look like. Barry A. Dear Barry, Shunting means that the blood from the tissues, which goes through, the right heart, is not in contact with fresh air in the alveoli of the lungs. A true shunt is due to an abnormal blood vessel or group of vessels in the lungs, or a defect in the heart. In a right to left shunt, there is an oxygen deficit that is not corrected by breathing supplemental oxygen. Dr. Tom Could all of My Nasal and Throat Symptoms be Caused by my Lungs? Q. I have had trouble swallowing as well as constant throat clearing and a feeling of excessive phlegm in my throat. Thought it was perhaps reflux, but have had many endoscopies and barium swallows and all do not point to any conclusive evidence of reflux. Although I do have symptoms of reflux (occasional regurgitation of food. heart burn…) my physicians do not believe that reflux can account for my symptoms. I feel that I do have a postna
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