Critical Results - Abbott i-STAT 1 System Manual

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Critical Results

Critical results are test results that fall outside high and low critical limits that define the boundaries of life-threatening values
for a test. Critical results represent an emergency condition and must be reported immediately to the patient's attending
physician or nurse.
ANALYTE (units)
Sodium (mmol/L)
Potassium (mmol/L)
Chloride (mmol/L)
TCO (mmol/L)
2
Ionized Calcium (mmol/L)
pH
(mmHg)
PCO
2
(mmHg)
PO
2
BUN (mg/dL)
Glucose (mg/dL)
Creatinine
Lactate
Hematocrit (%PCV)
Celite ACT
Kaolin ACT
PT/INR
Troponin I/cTnI
Creatine Kinase
MB/ CK-MB
B-Type Natriuretic
Peptide/ BNP
REV. DATE: 16-Oct-12
PROCEDURE MANUAL FOR THE i-STAT SYSTEM
ADULT
low high
120 158
2.8 6.2
75 126
11 40
0.78 1.58
7.21 7.59
19 67
43 –
– 104
46 484
– 7.4
18 61
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CHILDREN
low high
121 156
2.8 6.4
77 121
11 39
0.74 1.57
7.21 7.59
21 66
45 124
– 55
46 445
– 3.8
20 62
15
NEONATES
low high
121 156
2.8 6.5
77 121
– –
– –
– –
– –
37 92
– 55
32 328
– –
33 71