This test is not orderable.

Venous Blood Gas Build info

Synonyms

  • BLOOD GAS PROFILE - VENOUS
  • BLOOD GASES, VENOUS
  • VBG
  • GASV
  • LAB10304

Short Name

BLOOD GAS PROFILE - VENOUS

Procedure Master Number

LAB10304

Procedure ID

113998

Clinical Info

This test is available for Northwell Health hospital patients only.

Specimen Sources

 Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Syringe

Collection Instructions

Specimen Type - Whole Blood, Venous
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 though Saturday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Hospital Rapid Response Laboratory

CPT

82803

PDM

 5301043

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
BLOOD GAS SOURCE VENOUS VBGSOURCE VBG SOURCE Blood Gas Source Venous
PH, VENOUS PHVEN PH VEN
PCO2, VENOUS PCO2VEN PCO2 VEN
PO2, VENOUS PO2VEN PO2 VEN
OXYGEN SATURATION, VENOUS O2SATVEN O2 SAT VEN
HCO3, VENOUS HCO3VEN HCO3 VEN
FIO2, VENOUS FIO2VEN FIO2 VEN Fio2, Venous
BASE EXCESS, VENOUS BEVEN BASE EXC VEN
BLOOD GAS COMMENTS, VENOUS VBGCOMMENT VBG COMMENT Blood Gas Comments, Venous
TOTAL CO2, VENOUS CO2VEN CO2 VEN