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Chloride, Serum or Plasma
Test Code2084
Preferred Specimen
One 4 mL plasma separator tube or serum separator tube.
Minimum Volume
1 mL plasma or serum at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.2 mL) Submit specimen in an PMC Standard Transport Tube.
Transport Temperature
1 mL plasma or serum at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.2 mL) Submit specimen in an PMC Standard Transport Tube.
Specimen Stability
After separation from cells: Ambient: 24 hours; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 6 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolyzed specimens. Specimens containing sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate as anticoagulants.
Methodology
Ion-Selective Electrode
Setup Schedule
Sun-Sat
Report Available
Within 24 hours
Limitations
Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP.
