Laboratory Medicine

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Chloride
Test Name Chloride
Specimen Type / Requirements Container Type = Gold (SST) Minimum Testing Volume = 1ml Serum Tube must fill to at least ½ or greater of its vacuum capacity
Specimen Handling Collection Instructions: Serum or plasma, free from hemolysis, collected with or without gel separator. For plasma use lithium or ammonium heparin only. Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label. Stability: Chloride is stable at room temperature for 24 h, refrigerated for 1 week and frozen at -15 to -20°C for 6 months. Transportation: Transport at room temperature ASAP. Place on ice if time of collection to time sample get to lab exceeds 2hrs Laboratory Staff Instructions: Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. . Sample Rejection Criteria: Avoid Hemolysis and/or Non sufficient Quantity (Not Sufficient Quantity)
Required Documentation
Turnaround Time (TAT) 1 hour for Trauma / Stat - 2 hours for routine	Test Utilization Routine
Reference Value Serum: 96 -106 mmol/L
Test Code CL	Methodology Indirect Potentiometry
Testing Location SMH-Biochemistry	Other Information

Chloride

Test Name

Chloride

Specimen Type / Requirements

Container Type = Gold (SST)

Minimum Testing Volume = 1ml Serum

Tube must fill to at least ½ or greater of its vacuum capacity

Specimen Handling

Collection Instructions: Serum or plasma, free from hemolysis, collected with or without gel separator. For plasma use lithium or ammonium heparin only. Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection

Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label.

Stability: Chloride is stable at room temperature for 24 h, refrigerated for 1 week and frozen at -15 to -20°C for 6 months.

Transportation: Transport at room temperature ASAP.

Place on ice if time of collection to time sample get to lab exceeds 2hrs

Laboratory Staff Instructions: Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. .

Sample Rejection Criteria: Avoid Hemolysis and/or Non sufficient Quantity (Not Sufficient Quantity)

Required Documentation

Turnaround Time (TAT)

1 hour for Trauma / Stat - 2 hours for routine

Test Utilization

Routine

Reference Value

Serum: 96 -106 mmol/L

Test Code

Methodology

Indirect Potentiometry

Testing Location

SMH-Biochemistry