Chloride, Fluid

Overview
Department	Biochemistry
Test Code	PCL
Synonyms	Fluid CL CL
Availability	Monday - Sunday, testing routinely available out of hours
Turnaround Time	2 – 8 hours
Stability – Add test
Specimen Requirements
Specimen	Fluid
Preferred	5 mL in Steril pottle
Acceptable
Unacceptable	Viscous fluid
Specimen Transportation
Paediatric Requirements
Aliquot Requirements
Sample
Preferred Volume
Minimum Volume
Aliquot Transportation
Clinical Information
Reference Intervals	Refer to Chemical Pathologist
Test Method	Abbott Alinity c series analyser using Abbott reagents.  Indirect by Ion Selective Electrode.
Advanced Notice	Not required
Patient Preparation	Nor required
Comments

Owner	Clair Crossley (Crossley1)
Last reviewed	23.09.2026
Next review	23.09.2027 (OK)