Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Test Name/Synonym:

Blood Gas, Capillary – ABL90 Flex Plus (Synonym: BGCAP, Capillary, BG)

Test Includes:

pH, pCO2, pO2, O2 Saturation, HCO3, Base Excess, Total Hemoglobin, Oxyhemoglobin, Carboxyhemoglobin, Methemoglobin, Hematocrit, Lactate, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, Anion gap, Glucose, Ionized calcium, Ionized calcium normalized, and Barometric Pressure.

Ordering Alert:

These tests are run as a panel ONLY. This panel is not for routine electrolyte, metabolite or hemoglobin testing.

LABID (Connect Care):

LAB78

Specimen Type:

Blood

Primary Container:

HEPARINIZED CAPILLARY TUBE

Minimum Collection Volume:

Preferred: Two full capillary tubes
Minimum: One full capillary tube

Specimen Collection Requirements:

Avoid or remove air bubbles.
Gently mix by inverting capillary tubes a minimum of 20 times after capillary end caps in place, making sure mixing wire moves from one end cap to the other.
Do NOT place on ice or in ice slurry.

Stability and Storage:

Room temperature: 10 minutes

Transportation:

Transport to testing department immediately.
Transport at room temperature.

Testing Schedule:

Daily

Reference Interval:

Parameter	Units	Gender	Reference Interval
pH	N/A	All	7.32 – 7.42
pCO2	mmHg		35 – 45
pO2	mmHg		N/A
HCO3	mmol/L		20 – 27
BE	mmol/L		-6 - 1
tHb	g/L		Refer to CBC and Differential Provincial Reference Intervals and Critical Values - Epic (albertahealthservices.ca)
O2 Sat	%		90 - 100
COHb	%		0.0 – 3.0
MetHb	%		0.0 – 2.0
OxyHb	%		85 - 95
Lactate	mmol/L		Refer to individual analyte test page
Glucose	mmol/L		Refer to individual analyte test page
Ionized Calcium	mmol/L		Refer to individual analyte test page
Ionized Calcium normalized	mmol/L		Refer to individual analyte test page
Sodium	mmol/L		Refer to individual analyte test page
Potassium	mmol/L		Refer to individual analyte test page
Chloride	mmol/L		Refer to individual analyte test page
Anion gap	mmol/L		Refer to Electrolyte Panel test page
Hct	L/L		Refer to CBC and Differential Provincial Reference Intervals and Critical Values - Epic (albertahealthservices.ca)

Critical Value:

Parameter	Units	Gender	Critical Value
pH	N/A	All	Less than 7.20 or greater than 7.50
pCO2	mmHg		Less than 25 or greater than 70
HCO3	mmol/L		Less than 10 or greater than 40
tHb	g/L		Refer to CBC and Differential Provincial Reference Intervals and Critical Values - Epic (albertahealthservices.ca)
Lactate	mmol/L		Refer to individual analyte test page
Glucose	mmol/L		Refer to individual analyte test page
COHb	%		Greater than 15.0
MetHb	%		Greater than 10.0
Ionized Calcium	mmol/L		Refer to individual analyte test page
Ionized Calcium normalized	mmol/L		Refer to individual analyte test page
Sodium	mmol/L		Refer to individual analyte test page
Potassium	mmol/L		Refer to individual analyte test page

Testing Area:

Biochemistry

Performing Site:

South Zone:

Medicine Hat Regional Hospital

Last Updated On:

Thursday, November 21, 2024