Chloride, Plasma
Tests:Chloride, Plasma
Overview | |
|---|---|
| Department | Biochemistry |
| Test Code | PCL |
| Synonyms | Cl |
| Base Lab Availability | Monday - Sunday, testing routinely available out of hours |
| Hawera Lab Availability | Monday- Friday, 8am to 4 30pm |
| Turnaround Time | 1 – 2 hours |
| Stability – Add test | |
Specimen Requirements | |
| Specimen | Serum
Plasma |
| Specimen Transportation | |
| Preferred | 4 mL Li-Hep Green-Top |
| Acceptable | |
| Unacceptable | |
| Paediatric Requirements | 600 µL Li-Hep Microtainer |
Aliquot Requirements | |
| Sample | |
| Preferred Volume | |
| Minimum Volume | 100 µL |
| Aliquot Transportation | |
Clinical Information | |
| Reference Intervals | 95-110 mmol/L |
| Test Method | Abbott Alinity c series analyser using Abbott Regents. Indirect by Ion Selective Electrode. |
| Advanced Notice | |
| Patient Preparation | |
Comments | |
| Owner | Clair Crossley (Crossley1) |
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| Last reviewed | 23.09.2026 |
| Next review | 23.09.2027 (OK) |