Home
HelpPotassium, whole blood
Collection Requirements
Source: blood
Container:
- Preferred: Heparinized syringe
- Volume: 0.3 mL
- Acceptable: Sodium heparin green
- Volume: 2 mL in vacutainer
Special Instructions
No additional sample necessary if ordered with a blood gas
Turn Around Time
15 minutes
Availability
STAT
Lab Processing Instructions
Specimen: whole blood
Performing Laboratory
Adele Hall
Kansas
Adele Hall Lab Section
Critical Care Lab
Instrumentation/Methodology
Adele Hall: Radiometer ABL
Kansas: GEM 5000
Critical Values
<2.5 or >7 mmol/L
Reference Ranges
0-3 months 3.5-6.2 mmol/L
>3months = 3.5-5.2 mmol/L
CPT
84132