Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Carbon dioxide (total bicarbonate)
Test/Range/Collection
Carbon dioxide (total bicarbonate), serum or plasma
22–28 meq/L [mmol/L]
Panic: <15 or >40 meq/L [mmol/L]
SST, PPT (light green)
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Carbon Dioxide (total Bicarbonate)." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619094/all/Carbon_dioxide__total_bicarbonate_.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Carbon dioxide (total bicarbonate). Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619094/all/Carbon_dioxide__total_bicarbonate_. Accessed May 17, 2025.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Carbon dioxide (total bicarbonate). In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619094/all/Carbon_dioxide__total_bicarbonate_
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Carbon Dioxide (total Bicarbonate) [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2025 May 17]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619094/all/Carbon_dioxide__total_bicarbonate_.
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