Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 1 hour
REFERENCE RANGE: Normal: 0.0-2.0%
Life threatening: >15%
OTHER NAMES: Carboxyhemoglobin
METHODOLOGY: Spectrophotometry
CLINICAL USE: Determine extent of CO toxicity in individuals
exposed to exhausts or indoor combustion including
heating
CPT: 82375
[CO2] Carbon Dioxide Level
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated plasma or serum
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Light Green (heparin) or Gold
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 8 hours
REFERENCE RANGE: 0 days-1 month: 17-27 mEq/L
1 month-adult: 22-30 mEq/L
METHODOLOGY: pH rate of change
CLINICAL USE: Evaluate the total carbonate buffering system and
acid-base balance
CPT: 82374
[CO2FL] Body Fluid Carbon Dioxide
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated body fluid
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Sterile tube
SPECIAL HANDLING: Specify source of fluid
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 8 hours
REFERENCE RANGE: None established
METHODOLOGY: pH rate of change
CPT: 82374
[COB] Cobalt
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Plasma at room temperature
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Royal Blue (EDTA) or Lavender (EDTA)
SPECIAL HANDLING: Separate plasma immediately after collection
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 2 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.6 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
REFERENCE RANGE: Environmental exposure: occupational exposure: BEI (sampling
time is
end of shift at end of work week): 1.0 ug/L
METHODOLOGY: Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry
(ICP-MS)
CLINICAL USE: Monitor industrial exposure to cobalt