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Chloride, Urine
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Test Code
UCLR
Alias/See Also
70290;
Chloride,
Random Urine; CL
Random Urine;
Random Urine Choloride;
Chloride,
Random Urine; CL
Random Urine;
Random Urine Choloride;
CPT Codes
82436
Preferred Specimen
Fresh urine
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Instructions
Obtain specimen in urine collection cup and transfer 2 mL to a screw-top transport tube.
Transport Container
Screw-top plastic transport tube
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature = 5 days
Refrigerated = 5 days
Frozen = n/a
Refrigerated = 5 days
Frozen = n/a
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Incorrect specimen type, insufficient sample volume, improper storage conditions, exceeds specimen stability guidelines, contaminated sample.
Methodology
ion selective electrode
Setup Schedule
24/7
AU
AU
Report Available
daily
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.
Performing Laboratory
CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, LLC
2308 Sandridge Drive
Moraine, OH 45439
Last Updated: November 19, 2021