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.
1 Drop Classes-Classes can be dropped through the 10% date of the class and will not appear on the student's record. 2  Classes dropped after the 10% date up through the 35% date will be recorded as withdrawals and will appear on transcripts.