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Home Our Specialties Department of Pathology Lab Catalogue BLOOD GASES

BLOOD GASES

10007200

Lab Section Category

Clinical Biochemistry

Specimen Requirement

3 mL arterial blood

Specimen Container

Heparinised sealed syringe

Turnaround Time

1 hour

Testing Laboratory

SKH

Reference Range / Interval


Arterial Blood
	Reference Range/Interval
pH	7.350 - 7.450
pCO₂	35.0 - 45.0 mmHg
pO₂	83.0 - 108.0 mmHg
Base Excess (BE)	-2.0 - 2.0 mmol/L
O2 Saturation	≥ 95 %
Standard Bicarbonate	22.0 - 29.0 mmol/L