Air Bubbles In Blood Draw. We are just making the terms clear in the beginning to eradicate any confusion that our readers might have. Yes the needle was in my flesh.
Some of the main Air Embolism symptoms are. If air bubbles are present in a blood gas sample equilibrium of gases between the sample and air occurs but no matter how large the bubble or no matter how much mixing is done the combined PO2 and PCO2 can not exceed 150 mmHg at sea level and at normal barometric pressure. Air embolism is also called gas embolism at times.
Every effort must be made to avoid drawing air bubbles or air gaps into the tubes as these could adversely affect the results of the test.
In your case the reason for having a lot of air bubbles in your blood has to be a fault with the blood drawing routine or equipment leading to air or gas bubbles in the blood draw tube. We are just making the terms clear in the beginning to eradicate any confusion that our readers might have. An air embolism also called a gas embolism occurs when one or more air bubbles enter a vein or artery and block it. Yes the needle was in my flesh.
