Code Panel, Venous Blood
General Information
- Lab Name
- Code Panel, VEN
- Lab Code
- VCODE2
- Epic Name
- Code Panel, Venous, w/ Lact, iCa, Na, K, Glu, HbCO, Met HGB
- Components
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Code Name VBGC Blood Gas Battery, Codes, VEN VPH pH, VEN VPCO2 pCO2, VEN VPO2 pO2, VEN VHCO3 Bicarbonate, VEN BVEXS Base Excess, Blood, VEN BVDEFC Base Deficit, Blood, VEN VCX Cooximetry Panel, VEN VCXSD Spec Description, Coox VEN VTHB Total Hemoglobin, VEN VO2FR O2 Saturation (Frac.), VEN VCO Carboxyhemoglobin, VEN VMHB Methemoglobin, VEN VOCON O2 Content, VEN VO2FU O2 Saturation (Func.), VEN WGLU Glucose, WBLD WHCTG Immediate Care HGB and HCT WHB Immediate Care Hemoglobin WIC Calcium (Ionized), WBLD WINCA Calcium (Ionized), WBLD WK Potassium, WBLD WNA Sodium, WBLD WVLAC L_ Lactate, Venous Whole Blood
Interpretation
- Method
HMC:
VO2FR: Photodiode arrayVMHB: Photodiode array
WVLAC: Lactate Oxidase
UWMC-NW:
Ion Selective Electrode (ISE)
- Reference Range
- See individual components
- Interferences and Limitations
Methylene blue will interfere with measurement of venous or arterial methemoglobin for approximately 24 hours after administration.
Measurements made less than a day after methylene blue therapy is given may give falsely low results for methemoglobin.
Ordering & Collection
- Specimen Type
- Venous blood
- Collection
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Venous blood collected into a balanced heparinized syringe such as the 2 mL Radiometer PicoTM or 3 mL Smiths Portex Pro-Vent syringes.
- Handling Instructions
Needles must be removed from syringes and replaced with caps before sending to the lab. No air bubbles. Transport to Lab Immediately.
Note: The Laboratory MUST assay specimen within 30 minutes of blood collection.
- Quantity
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Requested: Full Syringe
Minimum: half of a full syinge
Processing
- Receiving Instructions
This battery of tests will be done at patient bedside when a "CODE BLUE" is called.
Note: ML Tech will transport Mobile Blood Gas Cart to the floor.
The ML Tech is responsible for making out a request form, login of this panel & result entry.
- Misc Sendout
Performance
- Lab Department
- Frequency
- as requested
- Available STAT?
- Yes
- Performing Location(s)
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HMC Chemistry, Blood Gas (mobile)
206-520-4600325 9th Ave, Rm # GWH-47, Seattle, WA 98104-2420
UW-NW Main Lab
206-668-1344UW Medical Center – Northwest
1550 N 115th Street, A200
Seattle, WA 98133
Billing & Coding
- CPT Codes
- 82330, 82375, 82805, 82947, 83050, 83605, 84132, 84295, 85018
- LOINC
- 24344-4