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Chloride, Urine Random
MessagePerforming Lab: Regions
Test Code
3597
Alias/See Also
Sunquest: UCLR
CPT Codes
82436
Preferred Specimen
0.2 mL Random Urine
Minimum Volume
0.1 mL
Instructions
No preservative required
Transport Container
Sterile Container
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: 1 day
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: Indefinitely
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: Indefinitely
Methodology
Ion Selective Electrode
Setup Schedule
Monday - Friday
Report Available
Same Day
Reference Range
No reference range established
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
