Potassium, Fluid

Overview
Department	Biochemistry
Test Code
Synonyms	Fluid K+   Fluid electrolytes
Turnaround Time	2 - 8 hrs
Minimum Volume
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type	Fluid
Specimen Transportation
Preferred	5 mL
Acceptable
Pediatric Requirements
Aliquot Requirements
Sample Type
Stability – Add test
Aliquot Transportation
Clinical Information
Reference Intervals	Refer to Chemical Pathologist (Please phone extn 7881 for oncall pathologist information.)
Test Method	Indirect Ion selective electrodes on the Abbott ci8200 analyser
Advanced Notice	Not Required
Patient Preparation
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