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Phosphorus
Test CodePHOS
CPT Codes
84100
Preferred Specimen
GREEN Lithium Heparin Plasma
Minimum Volume
0.25 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
SST Serum Separator, Red No Gel
Instructions
Separate from cells within 4 hours of collection
Transport Container
GREEN Lithium Heparin
Transport Temperature
Room Temperature
Specimen Stability
Room Temp: 3 Days; Refrigerated: 7 Days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Not separated from cells within 4 hours of collection, gross hemolysis
Methodology
Vitros 7600/3400
Reference Range
2.5-4.5 mg/dL; Critical : <1.0 or >8.9 mg/dL
Clinical Significance
Phosphorus, as phosphate, is distributed throughout the body. Causes of high serum phosphorus include dehydration, hypoparathyroidism, hypervitaminosis D, metastases to bone, sarcoidosis, pulmonary embolism, renal failure, and diabetes mellitus with ketosis. Low serum phosphorus is found in primary hyperparathyroidism and other causes of serum calcium elevation, sepsis, vitamin D deficiency, renal tubular disorders, chronic hemodialysis, vomiting, and occasionally with decreased dietary phosphate intake
Performed By
RFGH Laboratory
Performing Laboratory
RFGH Laboratory
