Test Code VBG Blood Gas, Venous

Methodology

Dry Chemistry, Optical Technology

Note: This test is only available for Aspen Valley Hospital (AVH) emergency room patients, inpatients, and outpatients.

Aspen Valley Hospital

Specimen must arrive within 1 hour of draw.

Container/Tube: Green-top (sodium heparin) tube(s)

Specimen: 0.5 mL (minimum volume: 0.09 mL) of lithium heparin arterial whole blood

Transport Temperature: Ambient

Collection Instructions: Invert 8 times to mix blood. If there is a delay in transport, store specimen horizontally in ice water.

7.31-7.41

Critical values (automatic call-back): <7.25 or >7.55

pCO₂

41-51 mm Hg

Critical values (automatic call-back): <20 mm Hg or >50 mm Hg

pO₂

30-40 mm Hg

Critical value (automatic call-back): <45 mm Hg

BASE EXCESS

-3.0-+3.0 mmol/L

O₂ SATURATION

≥75%

O₂ CONTENT

23.0-30.0 volume%

Monday through Sunday

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