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Electrolyte Panel, Serum
Test CodeLYTES
Alias/See Also
Epic: LAB16
Lytes
Lytes
Includes
Sodium
Potassium
Chloride
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Potassium
Chloride
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Preferred Specimen
Specimen Type: Serum
Collection Container: Serum gel
Specimen Volume: 3 mL
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Specimen Type: Plasma
Collection Container: Green top (Lithium Heparin)
Instructions
Centrifuge and separate cells after clot formation and within 4 hours of collection.
Transport Container
Plastic vial
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 1 year
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Unlabeled, mislabeled, wrong tube type, hemolyzed, QNS, exceeds specimen stability
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Same day
Reference Range
| Sodium | |
| 0 – 1 week: | 133 – 146 mEq/L |
| 1 week – 150 years: | 136 – 145 mEq/L |
| Potassium | |
| 0 – 1 month: | 3.7 – 5.9 mEq/L |
| 1 month – 1 year: | 4.1 – 5.3 mEq/L |
| 1 year – 12 years: | 3.4 – 4.7 mEq/L |
| 12 years – 150 years: | 3.5 – 5.1 mEq/L |
| Chloride | |
| 0 – 30 days: | 98 – 113 mEq/L |
| 30 days – 150 years: | 100 – 111 mEq/L |
Performing Laboratory
Inova Laboratories
2832 Juniper Street
Fairfax, VA 22031
Last Updated: July 12, 2023
Last Review: N. Wolford, July 12, 2023