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Chloride, Random Urine
Test CodeUCL
Preferred Specimen
10 mL random urine collected in a no preservative plastic urine container
Minimum Volume
2 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
None
Transport Container
Plastic urine container
Transport Temperature
Ambient
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Methodology
Ion Selective Electrode (ISE)
Setup Schedule
24/7
Report Available
Same day
Reference Range
No reference range established
Clinical Significance
Urine chloride excretion approximates the dietary intake. The chloride content of most foods parallel that of sodium. An increase in urine chloride may result from water deficient dehydration, diabetic acidosis, Addison's disease, and salt-losing renal disease. Decreased urine levels are seen in congestive heart failure, severe diaphoresis and in hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis due to prolonged vomiting.
