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Chloride, Urine 24 Hour
MessagePerforming Lab: Regions
Test Code
3768
Alias/See Also
Sunquest: UCL24
CPT Codes
82436
Preferred Specimen
0.1 mL of a 24-hour urine collection
Minimum Volume
65 uL
Instructions
Preserve 24 hour urine collection with refrigeration.
Consult Urine Collection/Processing Information for acceptable preservatives
Consult Urine Collection/Processing Information for acceptable preservatives
Transport Container
Sterile Container
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature (7 days), Refrigerated (7 days), Frozen (7 days)
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Unacceptable preservatives
Methodology
Hudson, Lakeview, Sartell, Westfields: Ion Selective Electrode
Central Lab, Regions: Ion Selective Electrode, diluted (indirect)
Setup Schedule
Monday - Friday
Report Available
Same Day
Reference Range
110 - 250 mmol/L/24 hours
Clinical Significance
Chloride is the major anion in the extracellular water space; its physiological significance is in maintaining proper body water distribution, osmotic pressure, and normal anion-cation balance in the extracellular fluid compartment
