Potassium, Fluid

Department

Core Biochemistry

Delphic Registration Code

FLUD

Synonyms

Fluid potassium
K+ Fluid

Turnaround Time

8 hours

Test Code

3672

Specimen Type

• Fluid

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• Pottle

Preferred Sample Volume (ml)

5.0

Additional Specimen Information

Viscous samples unsuitable.

Aliquot Instructions

Minimum Volume (ml)

0.1

Transport to Lab

Ambient (8 - 24 degrees Celsius)

Reference Intervals

Refer to Chemical Pathologist

Test Method

Indirect Ion Specific Electrodes (ISE) method for the quantitative determination of Sodium (Na+), Potassium (K+) and Chloride (Cl-) concentrations, performed on Beckman Coulter AU5822 analysers.

Non-Funded Test Cost

$4.38 (Exclusive of GST)

Billing Code

3672

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