This document discusses acid-base balance and arterial blood gases (ABG). It provides normal values for pH, PaCO2, HCO3, PaO2, SaO2, Cl, anion gap, delta gap, and Cl/HCO3 gap. It describes metabolic and respiratory acidosis and alkalosis. It outlines a 3-step process for interpreting ABG results and provides examples of uncompensated and partially compensated respiratory and metabolic acid-base disturbances. It defines types of compensation as partial, complete, or mixed and gives examples of each. It concludes with a case of respiratory acidosis with a low anion gap.