Cooximetry Panel, Venous
General Information
- Lab Name
- Cooximetry Panel, VEN
- Lab Code
- VCX
- Epic Name
- Cooximetry Panel, Venous
- Synonyms
- Methemoglobin-Venous, SVO2-Venous
- Components
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Code Name 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
Interpretation
- Method
- Spectrophotometry
- 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
- 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: 0.5 mL Venous whole blood
Processing
- Receiving Instructions
- Log in as STAT, deliver to Blood Gas Bench IMMEDIATELY
- Misc Sendout
Performance
- Lab Department
- Chemistry, Whole Blood(CHW)
- Frequency
- Daily
- Available STAT?
- Yes
- Performing Location(s)
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HMC Chemistry, Automated
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 98133UW-MT Chemistry, Blood Gas
206-520-4600Clinical Lab, Room NW220,
University of Washington Medical Center,
1959 NE Pacific street, Seattle, WA 98195
Billing & Coding
- CPT Codes
- 82375, 82810, 83050, 85018
- LOINC
- 24344-4