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Laboratory Information

Test Name

External Price (excl. GST)

17.5

Specimen Collection

Specimen Collection and Transport Protocols

Remove at least 3 ml of blood to waste prior to collecting the blood sample from a line

Adult Specimen

1.0 ml blood in an adult blood gas syringe or 0.5 ml in a paediatric blood gas syringe

Paediatric Specimen

0.5 ml blood in a paediatric blood gas syringe

Sample Delivery to Lab

Ambient

Test Information

Department

Biochemistry and POCT

Test Availability

Mon - Sun, 24hrs

Laboratory Turnaround Time

30 minutes

Method

Blood gas analyser

Reference interval

Arterial 7.35 - 7.45 Venous 7.32 - 7.43

Cord Blood Arterial 7.10 - 7.40 Cord Blood Venous 7.22 - 7.44

Uncertainty of measurement

± 0.01

Minimum Volume

0.3 ml collected into a paediatric blood gas syringe

Electronic Information

Registration Code

HL7 mapping code

$PH

LOINC Code

11558-4

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