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Cohen Children's
Glen Cove
Greenwich Village
Huntington
LIJ Forest Hills
LIJ Medical Center
LIJ Valley Stream
Lenox Hill
MEETH
Mather
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Northern Westchester
PBMC
Phelps
Plainview
SIUH North
SIUH Princes Bay
South Oaks
South Shore
Staten Island Hospice
Zucker Hillside

Venous Blood Gas with Electrolytes

Synonyms

  • BLOOD GAS VENOUS W/LYTES
  • GASES
  • LAB14866
  • VBG
  • VBG w/LY Epic
  • VENOUS BLOOD GAS WITH ELECTROLYTES

Cerner Name

VBG w/LY Epic

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

Container

Syringe

Collection Instructions

Specimen: Whole Blood, Venous. Deliver to Laboratory Immediately –  Test must be performed within 30 minutes of collection.Samples must be collected in a 1-3mL 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 of collection. Transport at Room Temperature. Test must be performed within 30 minutes of collection. Add-ons are not permitted.

Methodology

Amperometric - pO2, Glucose, LactatePotentiometric - pH, pCO2, Na+, K+, Ca++, Cl-Conductivity - HctOptical 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
  • Huntington Hospital Laboratory
  • Huntington Hospital Laboratoryx
  • LIJ Hospital Laboratory
  • LIJ Valley Stream Hospital Laboratory
  • Lenox Hill Laboratory
  • Mather Hospital Laboratory
  • North Shore University Hospital Laboratory
  • Northern Westchester Hospital Labs
  • Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital
  • Peconic Bay Medical Center Laboratory
  • Phelps Memorial Hospital Labs
  • Plainview Hospital Laboratory
  • SIUH North Laboratory
  • SIUH Prince’s Bay Division Laboratory
  • South Shore University Hospital Laboratory
  • Syosset Hospital Laboratory

CPT

PDM

261354

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
FIO2 (INSPIRED OXYGEN FRACTION) FIO2 FIO2 (INSPIRED OXYGEN FRACTION) FiO2 (Inspired Oxygen Fraction)
PH, VENOUS PHVEN PH VEN pH Venous
PCO2, VENOUS PCO2VEN PCO2 VEN pCO2 Venous
PO2, VENOUS PO2VEN PO2 VEN pO2 Venous
HCO3, VENOUS HCO3VEN HCO3 VEN HCO3 Venous
OXYGEN SATURATION, VENOUS O2SATVEN O2 SAT VEN O2 Saturation Venous
TOTAL CO2, VENOUS CO2VEN CO2 VEN Total CO2 Venous
BASE EXCESS, VENOUS BEVEN BASE EXC VEN Base Excess Venous
BLOOD GAS VENOUS - LACTATE LACTATEVEN VBGLACTATE Lactic Acid Whole Blood
THGB THGB THGB Total Hemoglobin
HEMATOCRIT, CALCULATED HCT HEMATOCRIT CALCULATED HCT Calculated
BLOOD GAS VENOUS - SODIUM SODIUM VENOUS Sodium Whole Blood
BLOOD GAS VENOUS - POTASSIUM K POTASSIUM VENOUS Potassium Whole Blood
BLOOD GAS VENOUS - CHLORIDE CL CHLORIDE VENOUS Chloride Whole Blood Venous
BLOOD GAS VENOUS - GLUCOSE GLU GLUCOSE VENOUS Glucose Whole Blood
BLOOD GAS CALCIUM, IONIZED - VENOUS CAIO VBG IONIZED CALCIUM Calcium Ionized Whole Blood
BLOOD GAS COMMENTS, VENOUS VBGCOMMENT VBG COMMENT Blood Gas Comments Venous

Result Interpretation

Forms
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Workgroup: Chemistry - No Subgroup
Procedure Master Number: LAB14866
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