Mixed Venous Blood Gas

Synonyms

• BLOOD GAS PROFILE - MIXED
• BLOOD GASES, MIXED
• GASM
• LAB10316

Cerner Name

Blood Gases, Mixed

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

Container

Syringe

Collection Instructions

Specimen Type - Whole Blood, Mixed
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 Laboratories

• Forest Hills Hospital Laboratory
• Glen Cove Hospital Laboratory
• Glen Cove Hospital Laboratory
• Glen Cove Hospital Laboratory
• Huntington Hospital Laboratory
• Huntington Hospital Laboratory
• Huntington Hospital Laboratory
• Huntington Hospital Laboratory
• LIJ Valley Stream Hospital Laboratory
• LabCorp Laboratory
• Lenox Hill Laboratory
• North Shore University Hospital Laboratory
• Plainview Hospital Laboratory
• SIUH North Laboratory
• SIUH Prince’s Bay Division Laboratory
• South Shore University Hospital Laboratory
• Syosset Hospital Laboratory

CPT

82803

PDM

5301044

Results

Result Interpretation

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