Test Code 0201673 Carboxyhemoglobin, Blood

Important Note

Must be analyzed within 15 minutes of collection

Prime Plus Blood Gas by Nova Biomedical

Alomere Health Hospital Laboratory

Specimen Type: Whole blood

Collection Container/Tube: Green top (lithium heparin) only

Specimen Volume: Tube must be full.

Collection Instructions:

1. Tube must be full.

2. Must be analyzed within 15 minutes of collection.

3. Specimen cannot be on ice.

Ambient

Normal, Non-smokers: 0-2% of tHb
Normal, Smokers: <9% of tHb
Toxic Concentration (automatic call-back): > 20% of tHb

Monday through Sunday

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