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 |Bicarb, HCO3, tco2, carbon dioxide
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-|'''Specimen'''
+|'''Tube/Container Type'''
-|4 mL Lithium Heparin (green top) or SST (gold top), must be capped, if testing delayed more than 8hrs be stored at 2-8°C
+|All tubes must be capped, stable for 8hrs in Barricor, stable for 2hr in LiHep(DG) or SST. Once opened sample is stable for 30min.
 |-
-|'''Paediatric Specimen'''
+|'''''
 |0.5 mL in blood gas syringe or capillary blood gas tube - contact Paediatrics
+|-
+|'''Sample Type'''
+|Plasma or Serum (Clotted or LH)
+|-
+|'''Minimum Volume'''
+|200uL plasma or serum
+or
+mL if blood gas syringe is received
+|-
+|'''Registration Code'''
+|HCO3
 |-
 |'''Add-on conditions'''
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 |'''Department'''
 |Biochemistry, (06) 878 1308 ext. 2448
-|-
-|'''Registration Code'''
-|HCO3
 |-
 |'''Deletion Code'''
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 |'''Useful Information'''
 |Mark tube as urgent and write HCO3 on the lid
+[https://www.pathologytestsexplained.org.au/ptests.php?q=Bicarbonate Click Here]
 |-
 |'''Measurement Uncertainty'''
 |Not available
 |}