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Order Code LAB63 Electrolyte Panel

Additional Codes

Test Name in EPIC

EPIC Test Code           

Mnemonic

RV ELECTROLYTE PANEL

LAB62

LYTES

 

Useful For

Identifying a suspected imbalance in electrolytes or acid/base imbalance

Specimen Requirements

Special Note:  Spin down within 1 hour of draw.  Avoid hemolysis. Bicarbonate decreases approximately 4 mmol/L in an uncapped tube after 1 hour.  Label specimen aliquot appropriately as serum or plasma

 

Specimen Type: Plasma or Serum

Collection Container/Tube:

Preferred:  Green-top (lithium heparin) gel tube 

Acceptable:  Plain, red-top tube or SST

Specimen Volume: 2 mL

Pediatric (minimum) volume: 0.5 mL

Methodology

Includes the following analytes:

Sodium Potassium
Bicarbonate Chloride

Reference Values

See individual test listings.

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratory

Ridgeview Medical Center Laboratory

Two Twelve Medical Center Laboratory

Ridgeview Sibley Medical Center Laboratory

Ridgeview Le Sueur Medical Center Laboratory

Test Classification and CPT Coding

80051