What Is an Arterial Blood Gas Test? An arterial blood gas test, commonly known as an ABG, is performed on blood from an artery. It is used to see how well the lungs are functioning and to determine the effectiveness of respiratory therapies, such as the use of a ventilator, CPAP, BiPAP or oxygen.
Drop Date â is the last day in a semester when a student can withdraw from a course before course completion without having a grade assigned for the class. Students that are likely to fail a course may decide to drop (withdraw from) the course to avoid having a failing grade lower their overall grade point average.
Ultimately, it is your classroom and you need to be in control. Donât ever leave the class in frustration. If anyone is going to leave the class, it is the disruptive student(s), not you. Again, thinking back when I was in college, one of my professors left the class in frustration on more than one occasion. Stop midway through your sentence if you have to. 2  The answer will most likely be âNo.â and the awkwardness of the situation usually stops the conversation. 3  Give students a small âbrain breakâ after 20-25 minutes (due to âBDNFâ-Brain Derived Neurotropic Factor-more on that in a later post as well).