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[[Category:Tests]] | [[Category:Tests]] | ||
[[Category:Biochemistry]] | [[Category:Biochemistry]] | ||
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|'''Synonym(s)''' | |||
|Bicarb, HCO3, tco2, carbon dioxide | |||
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|'''Tube/Container Type''' | |||
|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. | |||
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|''''' | |||
|0.5 mL in blood gas syringe or capillary blood gas tube - contact Paediatrics | |||
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|'''Sample Type''' | |||
|Plasma or Serum (Clotted or LH) | |||
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|'''Minimum Volume''' | |||
|200uL plasma or serum | |||
or | |||
1mL if blood gas syringe is received | |||
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|'''Registration Code''' | |||
|HCO3 | |||
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|'''Add-on conditions''' | |||
|30 minutes @ 4°C | |||
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|'''Test Availability''' | |||
|Mon - Sun, 24 hours | |||
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|'''Turnaround Time''' | |||
|Hastings 1 - 2.5 hours / Central HB 6 - 8 hours / Wairoa 12 hours | |||
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|'''Where analysed''' | |||
|Hastings | |||
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|'''Department''' | |||
|Biochemistry, (06) 878 1308 ext. 2448 | |||
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|'''Deletion Code''' | |||
|4523 | |||
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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] | |||
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|'''Measurement Uncertainty''' | |||
|Not available | |||
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