Potassium, Fluid

Overview
Department	Biochemistry
Test Code
Synonyms	Fluid K+   Fluid electrolytes
Test Availability	Monday - Sunday, testing routinely available out of hours
Turnaround Time	2 - 8 hrs
Stability – Add test
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type	Fluid
Preferred	5 mL
Acceptable
Unacceptable	Viscous fluid Moderately and grossly haemolysed samples
Specimen Transportation
Paediatric Requirements
Aliquot Requirements
Sample Type
Preferred Volume
Minimum Volume
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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