Mixed Venous Blood Gas Build info

Synonyms

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

Short Name

BLOOD GAS PROFILE - MIXED

Procedure Master Number

LAB10316

Procedure ID

114006

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

Specimen Types

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 Laboratory

NSLIJ Manhasset

CPT

82803

PDM

Only Orderable at Locations:

• Lenox Hill Hospital
• Glen Cove Hospital
• Long Island Jewish Forest Hills
• Long Island Jewish Valley Stream
• North Shore University Hospital
• Plainview Hospital
• Syosset Hospital
• Huntington Hospital
• South Shore University Hospital
• Staten Island University Hospital North
• Staten Island University Hospital Princes Bay

Results