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They intubated Letitia smoothly. Post-intubation ABG: pH 7.33, PaCO₂ 45, PaO₂ 78. Better.

That night, Maya wrote in her note: ABG tocilizumab — a story of two drugs. One tells you the gas exchange. The other changes the rules of inflammation. Together? They can save a life—if you know how to read between the lines.

Maya answered, “Because tocilizumab blocks IL-6 receptors. It can lower CRP dramatically—but it can also mask signs of superinfection. The ABG will tell us if her oxygenation improves or if she’s silently getting worse.” abg tocil

They ran it to the blood gas analyzer. Two minutes later, the results printed:

That’s when the attending, Dr. Vance, appeared. He glanced at the ABG. “Call pharmacy. She gets now. But first—we need one more ABG post-intubation, then another 6 hours after tocilizumab.” They intubated Letitia smoothly

They suctioned thick, purulent sputum. Gram stain later showed Pseudomonas .

PaCO₂ 68 PaO₂ 55 HCO₃ 24 Lactate 3.1 That night, Maya wrote in her note: ABG

Jake smiled. “It worked.”