This test is not orderable.

Arterial Blood Gas Build info

Synonyms

  • BLOOD GAS PROFILE - ARTERIAL
  • ABG'S
  • ABG
  • BLOOD GASES
  • LAB10299

Short Name

BLOOD GAS PROFILE - ARTERIAL

Procedure Master Number

LAB10299

Procedure ID

113996

Clinical Info

This test is available for Northwell Health hospital patients only.

Specimen Sources

 Blood, Arterial Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Syringe

Collection Instructions

Specimen Type - Whole Blood, Arterial
Deliver to lab immediately. Samples must have collection time written on the Cerner/FOD label. Samples must be collected in a 1-3 mL self-filling plastic, disposable blood gas syringe or capillary tube pre-filled with an appropriate concentration of lithium heparin. Due to the permeable nature of plastic syringes, it is recommended that syringes be kept at room temperature as long as the blood is analyzed within 30 minutes of collection

Transport Instructions

Specimen Stability

Send to lab within 15 minutes.
Transport at Room Temperature. Test must be performed within 30 minutes of collection.
Add-ons are not permitted

Methodology

Amperometric - pO2, Glucose, Lactate
Potentiometric - pH, pCO2, Na+, K+, Ca++, Cl-
Conductivity - Hct
Optical Measurement following chemical lysing and mixing of whole blood sample - Co-Oximetry

Days Performed

Sunday through Saturday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Hospital Rapid Response Laboratory

CPT

82803

PDM

 5301048

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
PH, ARTERIAL PHART PH ART
PCO2, ARTERIAL PCO2ART PCO2 ART
OXYGEN SATURATION, ARTERIAL O2SATART O2 SAT ART
TOTAL CO2, ARTERIAL CO2ART CO2 ART
PO2, ARTERIAL PO2ART PO2 ART
BLOOD GAS COMMENTS ARTERIAL ABGCOMMENT ABG COMMENT Blood Gas Comments Arterial
BASE, ARTERIAL BECART BASE EXC COA
FIO2, ARTERIAL FIO2ART FIO2 ART Fio2, Arterial
BLOOD GAS SOURCE ARTERIAL ABGSOURCE ABG SOURCE Blood Gas Source Arterial
HCO3, ARTERIAL HCO3ART HCO3 ART

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