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Test Code SOFT: NABG Arterial Blood Gas (ABG), Neonatal ICU, Blood

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EPIC NAME: ABG, NICU

 EPIC CODE: LAB78

Performing Laboratory

Saint Francis Medical Center-Chemistry

Specimen Requirements

Specimen must arrive in laboratory within 30 minutes of collection.

 

Specimen Type: Arterial blood

Container/Tube: Heparinized blood gas syringe

Specimen Volume: Full syringe

NICU Min. Volume: 200 Micro Liters

Collection Instructions:

2. Avoid exposure of specimen to atmosphere.

Specimen Transport Temperature

30 minutes Ambient

Reference Values

pH:  7.350-7.450 units

Critical values (automatic call-back):  <7.2 units or >7.6 units

pCO2

Pediatrics (<16 years):  35-45 mmHg

Critical values (automatic call-back):  <20 mmHg or >60 mmHg

Adults:  35-45 mmHg

Critical values (automatic call-back):  <20 mmHg or >70 mmHg

pO2:  80-90 mmHg

Critical value (automatic call-back):  <40 mmHg

B.E.:  1.0-2.0 mEq/L

HCO3:  23-29 mEq/L

CO2:  24-30 mEq/L

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Test Classification and CPT Coding

82805