Cord Gas Venous GASCORDV

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Not Orderable

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Blood Gas Profile - Cord Venous

EPIC Order Name

Cord Blood, Venous Blood Gas

Clinical Info

Specimen Type

Blood Gas

Specimen Volume

Container

Syringe

Collection Instructions

Specimen Type - Whole Blood, Cord Gas 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 through Saturday

Performing Laboratories

• Forest Hills Hospital Laboratory
• Glen Cove Hospital Laboratory
• Huntington Hospital Laboratory
• Huntington Hospital Laboratory
• Huntington Hospital Laboratory
• Huntington Hospital Laboratory
• LIJ Hospital Laboratory
• LabCorp Laboratory
• Lenox Hill Laboratory
• North Shore University Hospital Laboratory
• Northern Westchester Hospital Labs
• 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

5301047 , 5301047

Result Interpretation

Forms