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Test Code LAB3032 BLOOD GAS, VENOUS

Important Note

This test can only be collected at the Main Campus 111 Colchester Avenue Burlington Vermont, see Special Test Considerations.
Remove needle, cap the syringe, and transport sample on ice immediately to the laboratory.
Test includes: pH, PCO2, PO2, tCO2, O2 Saturation, Base Excess/Deficit.

Additional Codes

Epic Code Atlas Code Mayo Access ID Order LOINC Legacy Code
LAB3032 N/A N/A 24339-4 VBG

 

Result Component(s)

Reporting Name Epic Code Atlas Code Mayo Access ID LOINC Code Legacy Code
pH, Venous 12301002878 N/A N/A N/A VPH
PCO2, Venous 12301002879 N/A N/A N/A VPCO2
PO2, Venous 12301002880 N/A N/A N/A VPO2
tCO2, Venous 12301002881 N/A N/A N/A VTCO2
Patient Temperature 12301002868 N/A N/A 8310-5 TEMP
O2 Saturation, Venous 12301002882 N/A N/A N/A OSATV
Oxygen Therapy 12301002870 N/A N/A 19941-4 O2THER
Base Excess 12301002872 N/A N/A 11555-0 BE 
Base Deficit 12301002871 N/A N/A 30318-0 BD

 

Specimen Information

Container Specimen Temperature Collect Vol Submit Vol Min Vol Stability
Syringe Heparinized Whole Blood Refrigerate 1 mL 1 mL 0.2 mL 1 hr

Remove needle, cap the syringe, and transport sample on ice immediately to the laboratory.
Syringe must be free of air bubbles. Samples received in any other container are not acceptable for testing and testing will NOT be performed. The presence of air bubble will be noted on the report.

Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority

Daily / Immediately / Available STAT

Method

Ion Specific Electrode, Amperometry and Potentiometry

CPT(s)

Description CPT Code
Blood Gases, Venous                                                82803

 

Instrumentation

Siemens Rapid Point 500

Reference Range

Component Age Sex Low High Units
pH All All 7.31 7.41 N/A
pCO2 All All 41 51 mmHg
pO2 All All 30 50 mmHg
tCO2 All All 22 28 mmol/L
BE All All -2 3 N/A
BD All All -3 2 N/A
O2sat All All 60 85 %

 

Section

Chemistry-1

Performing Location

University of Vermont Medical Center

Is the UVMMC lab NY State Certified to perform this testing?  Yes/No

Yes