Blood Gas, Arterial
| Sunquest Code: | BGA | ||
| Epic Code: | LAB76 | Epic Name: | Blood Gas Arterial |
| Synonyms: | ABG; Arterial Blood Gas | ||
| Special Instructions: | Contact Respiratory therapy for collection. | ||
Collection Instructions
| Specimen: | Blood |
| Optimal Volume: | 0.5 mL (3 mL syringe); 0.2 mL (tuberculin syringe) |
| Container: | Dry heparin syringe |
| Collection Instructions: | Refer to Blood Gas with Oxyhemoglobin. |
Processing and Shipping
| Specimen Processing: | Do not store. |
| Shipping Instructions: | Ship on wet ice to arrive within 2 hours. UMMC, FNMC and FLMC only: Do not send in PTS. |
| Test Performed at or Referral Lab | Chemistry (Fairview Range - FRMC, UMMC-East Bank, Fairview Lakes - FLMC, Fairview Ridges - FRH, Fairview Northland - FNMC, Fairview Southdale - FSH, UMMC/UMMCH-West Bank, UMMC NICU, M Health Clinic and Surgery Center) |
Interpretive
| Critical Range: | Refer to Blood Gas with Oxyhemoglobin. |
| Reference Range: | Refer to Blood Gas with Oxyhemoglobin. |
| Use: |
1)
Evaluate oxygen and metabolic parameters 2)
Monitor oxygen therapy. |
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