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Electrolyte Panel
Message"Separate serum or plasma from cells within 45 minutes of collection; avoid hemolysis. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, please submit separate frozen specimens for each test requested
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Test Code
303754
CPT Codes
80051
Includes
"Carbon dioxide; chloride; potassium; sodium
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Preferred Specimen
"Serum (preferred) or plasma
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Minimum Volume
"0.8 mL
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Instructions
"Refrigerate
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Transport Container
"Gel-barrier tube (send entire tube) preferred. Red-top tube or green-top (heparin) tube is acceptable if centrifuged within 45 minutes and the serum or plasma is removed and placed in a tightly-stoppered secondary tube.
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Specimen Stability
"Room temperature 14 days
Refrigerated 14 days
Frozen 14 days
Freeze/thaw cycles Stable x3
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Refrigerated 14 days
Frozen 14 days
Freeze/thaw cycles Stable x3
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Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
"Hemolysis; improper labeling
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Methodology
"Ion-selective electrode (ISE); enzymatic "
