LOINC display name : HCO3 standard (P) [Moles/Vol];
LOINC long common name : Bicarbonate [Moles/volume] standard in Plasma;
LOINC short name : HCO3 std Plas-sCnc;
LOINC description : 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.;
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