The physician put in an order for an ABG that was not STAT. You weren’t busy so you went ahead and collected the sample. What is the best way to avoid analysis errors associated with running the sample?
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The most common cause of errors when running an ABG sample has to do with the time removed and temperature of the sample.
In a perfect world, all ABG samples should be analyzed immediately. If the sample cannot be analyzed within 15 minutes, it should be placed in an ice slush.
So by using what we know about ABG analysis, we can determine that the correct answer has to be A.
The correct answer is: A. Analyze the sample immediately
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