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LOINC 2.82

Bicarbonate [Moles/volume] standard in Plasma

HCO3 std Plas-sCnc

Definition

  • Concentration of bicarbonate in plasma separated anaerobically from whole blood at 38 degree Celsius and equilibrated at a pCO2 of 40 mm Hg with the blood Hb fully saturated with oxygen. It is a measure of the acid-base balance in a sample of blood after the correction of a respiratory disorder. As a result, abnormal values for standard bicarbonate reflect only the metabolic component of an acid-base disturbance. Elevation indicates metabolic alkalosis, while depression indicates metabolic acidosis.

Component

  • Bicarbonate^^standard

Specimen / system

  • Plas

Class

  • CHEM

Property

  • SCnc

Scale

  • Qn

Related names

  • BIC; bicar; Bicarb; Chemistry; HCO3; Level; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; std; Substance Concentration

Index terms

  • BIC
  • bicar
  • Bicarb
  • Bicarbonate^^standard
  • Chemistry
  • HCO3
  • Level
  • Pl
  • Plasma
  • Plsm
  • Point in time
  • QNT
  • Quan
  • Quant
  • Quantitative
  • Random
  • std
  • Substance Concentration