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Collection Requirements
Source: blood
Container(s):
- Preferred: Lithium heparin mint green gel
- Acceptable: Red or Red gel
Volume: 1 mL in vacutainer or 400 uL in microtainer
Turn Around Time
STAT: 1 hour
Routine: 2-4 hours
Availability
STAT
Routine
Includes
Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, CO2, BUN, Creatinine, Glucose, and Calcium
Lab Processing Instructions
Specimen: plasma or serum
Spin, separate, and refrigerate
Performing Laboratory
Adele Hall
Broadway
East
Kansas
Northland
Adele Hall Lab Section
Chemistry
Instrumentation/Methodology
Vitros
Critical Values
See individual tests
Reference Ranges
See individual tests
CPT
80048