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VENOUS BLOOD GASES
Message*Due to short specimen stability, specimen can only be drawn at Licking Memorial Hospital.*
Do NOT send through the tube system!
Do NOT send through the tube system!
Test Code
VBGS
Alias/See Also
LAB79
CPT Codes
82803
Includes
VENOUS PH
VENOUS PCO2
VENOUS PO2
VENOUS HCO3
VENOUS PCO2
VENOUS PO2
VENOUS HCO3
Preferred Specimen
HEPARINIZED VENOUS WHOLE BLOOD
Minimum Volume
1 ml
Instructions
Deliver specimen directly to the Laboratory Chemistry department testing personnel.
Specimen Stability
30 minutes
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Samples greater than 30 minutes old.
Clinical Significance
Venous blood gases are used to assess ventilation and/or acid/base balance.
Performing Laboratory
LMH - Chemistry x3739 or 3764