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Test Code VBGW2 Venous Blood Gas with Coox, Blood

Useful For

Diagnosis of carbon monoxide poisoning

 

Assessment of acid-base status in patients for whom arterial sampling is not indicated or would be difficult

Method Name

Potentiometry/Amperometry/Spectrophotometry

Reporting Name

Venous Blood Gas w/Coox, B

Specimen Type

Whole Blood Li Heparin

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Whole Blood Li Heparin Ambient (preferred)
  Refrigerated  1 hours

Reject Due To

No specimen should be rejected.

Reference Values

pO2

Not applicable

 

pCO2 [9]

41-51 mm Hg

 

pH [8]

7.32-7.43

 

Base Excess

Not applicable

 

HCO3

Not applicable

 

Hemoglobin [10, 11]

Males:

0-14 days: 13.9-19.1 g/dL

15 days-4weeks: 10.0-15.3 g/dL

5 weeks-7 weeks: 8.9-12.7 g/dL

8 weeks-5 months: 9.6-12.4 g/dL

6 months-1 year: 10.1-12.5 g/dL

2 years: 10.2-12.7 g/dL

3-5 years: 11.4-14.3 g/dL

6-8 years: 11.5-14.3 g/dL

9-10 years: 11.8-14.7 g/dL

11-14 years: 12.4-15.7 g/dL

15-17 years: 13.3-16.9 g/dL

≥18 years: 13.2-16.6 g/dL

 

Females:

0-14 days: 13.4-20.0 g/dL

15days-4 weeks: 10.8-14.6 g/dL

5 weeks-7 weeks: 9.2-11.4 g/dL

8 weeks-5 months: 9.9-12.4 g/dL

6 months-1 year: 10.2-12.7 g/dL

2 years: 10.2-12.7 g/dL

3-5 years: 11.4-14.3 g/dL

6-8 years: 11.5-14.3 g/dL

9-10 years: 11.8-14.7 g/dL

11-17 years: 11.9-14.8 g/dL

≥18 years: 11.6-15.0 g/dL

 

Oxyhemoglobin (O2Hb)

Not applicable

 

Carboxyhemoglobin (COHb)

<3.0%

 

Methemoglobin (MetHb)

<1.5%

 

CtO2

Not applicable

Performing Laboratory

MCHS- Mankato

Test Classification

This test has been cleared, approved, or is exempt by the US Food and Drug Administration and is used per manufacturer's instructions. Performance characteristics were verified by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements.

CPT Code Information

82805

85018

82375

83050

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
VBGW2 Venous Blood Gas w/Coox, B 24344-4

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
VSITE Venous Sample Site 20506-2
PO2V Venous pO2 2705-2
PCO2V Venous pCO2 2021-4
PHV1 Venous pH 2746-6
BASEX Venous Base Excess 1927-3
HCO3B HCO3 14627-4
HBSV Hemoglobin, B 718-7
O2HBV O2Hb 2716-9
COHBV COHb 2032-1
M_HBV MetHb 2617-9
CTO2V CtO2 60841-4

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Sunday

Report Available

Same day/1 day