tCO2 vs. pCO2: Clearing Up Confusing Terminology

I’ve gotten several questions about the tCO2, pCO2, and which value is the one to use for blood gas analysis. The short answer is use the pCO2. To understand what each of these values are, and why it is so important to use the pCO2 (not the tCO2), check out the short video below.