Blood Gas

Test Information

Test Name

Blood Gas

Synonyms

Arterial Blood Gas; ABG; Capillary Gas; Venous Blood Gas; VBG;pCO2; Carbon dioxide; pH; Methaemoglobin

Department

Biochemistry

Preferred Specimen

Blood Gas Syringe

Testing Location

PLBOP; PLR; PLWHK; PLT

Turn Around Time

1 day

Collection Information

Patient Requestable

No

Availability

Not self-requestable. PLW: Refer patient to Waikato Hospital Laboratory

Delivery and Handling

Deliver to lab ASAP

Processing Information

Registration Code

BGAS (See notes for Rotorua cord blood)

Notes

  • Treat as Urgent
  • Not available for community requests
  • Rotorua Cord blood gas request registration code = CGAS

Site Specific Notes

- Waikato

Refer patient to Waikato Hospital Laboratory

- Rotorua

Rotorua Cord blood gas on newborns use code CGAS all others blood gas BGAS

- Taupo

Tested on I-Stat from ED department; Register "ICG4" for I-Stat Chem 4 panel; "ICG8" for I-Stat Chem 8 panel.

Methodology

Interpretations

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