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Epic Code LAB76 Blood Gas, Arterial

Important Note

  • To be collected at Hospital Sites only. In Grand Rapids, this includes the 35 Michigan draw site.
  • Specimen must be delivered to Hospital Laboratory or Respiratory within 15-30 minutes of collection.
  • Specimen may be rejected if not processed within 30 minutes of collection.

Test Name Alias

Blood Gas Arterial | ABG | Arterial Blood Gas | 8150 | LAB1230282 CRITCARE ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS | ABG PACU

Interface Order Alias

10018

Collection Instructions

Specimen collection: Whole blood (Arterial)

Container(s): Heparinized blood gas syringe

Minimum volume: 0.5 mL in a 1 mL syringe, 0.8 mL in a 3 mL syringe, 1.5 mL in a 5 mL syringe.

 

Collection Instructions:

  • Please review PolicyTech for more information.
  • Must be collected anaerobicly
  • Ambient specimen
  • Specimen must be delivered to Hospital Laboratory or Respiratory within 15-30 minutes of collection. Specimen may be rejected if not processed within 30 minutes of collection.
    • Spectrum Health Medical Center - Grand Rapids (BW, HDVCH, MHC) and Blodgett (BL)
      • Call Respiratory Satellite Lab and tube to Respiratory
        • Blodgett (BIRL) – 616-382-2122 - Tube Station 411
        • Helen DeVos Children's Hospital (HDVCH) 8 CH – 616-352-6027 - Tube Station 912
        • Butterworth (BW) 5 MHC – 616-352-5756 - Tube Station 881
        • Grand Rapids: Hand Deliver ALL Capillary specimens to HDVCH - 8th floor Respiratory Satellite Lab, Room 89203. Please call first 616-352-6027
      • Or Hand Deliver to any Respiratory Satellite Lab
    • Big Rapids, Gerber, Ludington, Pennock, Reed City, United, Zeeland
      • Hand deliver to lab immediately.

Test Frequency

Available 24 hours, usual TAT 1 day.

Reference Range

pH Art
≤30 Days: 7.27 – 7.47

>30 Days – 18 Months: 7.33 – 7.43

>18 Months – 150 Years: 7.35 – 7.45

 

pCO2 Art
Male/Female
≤3 Months: 35 – 45 mm Hg
>3 Months – 150 Years: 35 – 45 mm Hg

 

pO2 Art
≤3 Months: 75 – 100 mm Hg
>3 Months – 150 Years: 75 – 100 mm Hg

 

HCO3 Art
≤ 3 Years: 20 – 28 mmol/L
>3 Years – 150 Years: 22 – 32 mmol/L

 

Base Excess Art
-2 – 2 mmol/L

 

PF Ratio
200 – 0

 

Laboratory Critical Values Table

Performing Department

Respiratory Care or Chemistry (see list below)

Performing Department Laboratory Location

Corewell Health Blodgett Laboratory (BIRL), Grand Rapids, MI (Respiratory)
Corewell Health Big Rapids Laboratory (SHBR), Big Rapids, MI (Respiratory)
Corewell Health Gerber Laboratory (SHGH), Fremont, MI (Chemistry)

Corewell Health Pennock Laboratory (SHPH), Hastings, MI (Chemistry)
Corewell Health Reed City Laboratory (SHRC), Reed City, MI (Chemistry)
Corewell Health Greenville Laboratory (SHUN), Greenville, MI (Chemistry)
Corewell Health Zeeland Community Laboratory (SHZCH), Zeeland, MI (Chemistry)

Corewell Health Medical Center, Grand Rapids, MI (Butterworth Respiratory & HDVCH Respiratory)

Methodology

Methodology avalable on request

CPT

82805, 82805

CDM Code

3018280502, 3018280502

Epic Test ID

1230100393

LOINC

O2 Percent: 3150-0

O2/Device: 19928-1

PH ARTERIAL: 2744-1

P CO2 ARTERIAL: 2019-8

P O2 ARTERIAL: 2703-7

BICARBONATE ARTERIAL: 1960-4

BASE EXCESS ARTERIAL: 1925-7

MEASURED O2 SAT ART: 2708-6

Aa O2 Difference: 19991-9

a/A O2 Ratio: pending

PO2 / FIO2 RATIO: 50984-4

Reviewed Date

6/9/2023