Not sure you'll get this @GrumpyOldDoc, with me not having included your name - sorry.
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John, it depends on the hospital. Most places have blood gas machine in A&E and ITU, the labs can run them as well. The sample needs to be run quickly after taking it as if it clots the results aren't accurate.
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Right, thank you. So although we don't know what was on that particular unit, it's possible they had a machine nearby for those gas tests. I'm wading well out of my depth here in an attempt to understand this case!
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An ABG isn't a " routine " blood test. You would only do it if you had clinical concerns. It only takes a few minutes to run it through the machine and get a print out but it depends where the machine is and if there is someone trained to use it!
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Thank you for helping me understand. :)
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Blood gases usually take a few minutes right? Sample goes into machine and a printout pretty soon after.
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Yes? I know nothing about this. I'm just trying to work out how she got a 2nd blood gas result at 12:12pm. I can only assume this didn't require the lab, if results from the 10:45am blood test took longer to obtain?
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Blood gases are "near patient test". Machine is in ED to give rapid answer in minutes usually.
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But majority of other tests go to lab and time frame for results is more in an hour or two usually
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Nice one, thank you. This judgement isn't the clearest document I've ever read. And that's not just down to the clinical content either.
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