In: Nursing
You are tasked to draw a specimen for ABG using a plastic pre filled heparin syringe. You placed the specimen in a room temperature and arrived at the laboratory within 30 minutes. What is the anticipated result of your specimen? Why are the other choices invalid? A.) Falsely decreased in O2 B.) Falsely decreased in CO2 C.) Accurate result D.) None of the above
A) falsely decrease in O2
the ABG should be analyzed within 15 minutes , else in room temperature the o2 level will decrease and the co2 level will increase, rest results would almost the same with a slight deviation .