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Test Code 0230214 Venous Blood Gas

Important Note

Must be analyzed within 15 minutes of collection

Methodology

Prime Plus Blood Gas by Nova Biomedical

Includes pH, pCO2, pO2, Base Excess, HCO3 (bicarbonate), Total CO2, O2 saturation, HbCO, metHgb and O2 Status.

Performing Laboratory

Alomere Health Hospital Laboratory

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Venous 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

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

Reference Values

pH 
7.32-7.42 

Critical values (automatic call-back): ≤7.20 or ≥7.60 

 

pCO2
41.0-51.0 mm Hg

 

pO2
 25.0-40.0 mm Hg

 

Base Excess

No reference range

 

HCO3   (Bicarbonate)

21.0-28.0 mmol/L

Critical values (automatic call-back): ≤10.1  or ≥39.9 mmol/L

 

Total CO2 

22.0-29.0 mmol/L

 

O2 SATURATION

45-75%

 

HbCO (Carbon Monoxide)

≤1.5%

Critical values (automatic call-back): ≥19.9%

 

MetHgb

No reference range

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Test Classification and CPT Coding

82805