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Fluid Chloride
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he type/site of fluid submitted must be noted on the specimen and order. Fluid should be free of mucous, particulate matter, and be non-viscous. All of those factors can affect analysis and may render the fluid non-viable for testing.
he type/site of fluid submitted must be noted on the specimen and order. Fluid should be free of mucous, particulate matter, and be non-viscous. All of those factors can affect analysis and may render the fluid non-viable for testing.
Test Code
FLCL
Alias/See Also
Cl, Fluid Random;
Random Fluid Cl;
Random Fluid Cl;
Random Fluid Cl;
Random Fluid Cl;
CPT Codes
84550
Preferred Specimen
20 mL Aliquot of miscellaneous body fluid, type identified, free from hemolysis, particulate matter and mucous.
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Instructions
List specific body site/type of fluid being submitted. Refrigerate. 20 mL specimen preferred, however, less is acceptable.
Transport Container
Screw-cap container/tube
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature = 7 days
Refrigerated = 7 days
Frozen = NA
Refrigerated = 7 days
Frozen = NA
Methodology
ion selective electrode
Setup Schedule
24/7
Report Available
Daily
Clinical Significance
Fluid chloride excretion approximates the dietary intake. The chloride content of most foods parallel that of sodium. An increase in fluid 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, Ohio 45439
Last Updated: November 22, 2021
