{"title":"Common Errors in Blood Gas Interpretation.","authors":"Kate Hopper","doi":"10.1016/j.cvsm.2025.08.003","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Blood gas analysis is prone to error due to physiologic changes that can occur in blood samples after collection, the volatile nature of gases, technology used in sample analysis and the potential for small changes to correlate to significant clinical differences. Common causes of erroneous results can be due to the manner of sample collection, inappropriate anticoagulation, sample storage options, delays in sample analysis, and measurement errors. Ionized calcium and ionized magnesium are directly chelated by heparin and are particularly sensitive to excessive anticoagulation with either liquid or dry heparin.</p>","PeriodicalId":49380,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Clinics of North America-Small Animal Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Veterinary Clinics of North America-Small Animal Practice","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvsm.2025.08.003","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"VETERINARY SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Blood gas analysis is prone to error due to physiologic changes that can occur in blood samples after collection, the volatile nature of gases, technology used in sample analysis and the potential for small changes to correlate to significant clinical differences. Common causes of erroneous results can be due to the manner of sample collection, inappropriate anticoagulation, sample storage options, delays in sample analysis, and measurement errors. Ionized calcium and ionized magnesium are directly chelated by heparin and are particularly sensitive to excessive anticoagulation with either liquid or dry heparin.
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Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice offers you the most current information on the treatment of small animals such as cats and dogs, updates you on the latest advances, and provides a sound basis for choosing treatment options. Published bi-monthly—in January, March, May, July, September, November—each issue focuses on a single topic in small animal practice, including endocrinology, fluids and electrolytes, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, neurology, oncology, urology, respiratory issues , surgical information, small animal behavior, laboratory medicine, imaging methods, and nutrition.