Chloride, Plasma

Overview
Department	Biochemistry
Test Code	PCL
Synonyms	Cl
Availabilty	Monday - Sunday, testing routinely available out of hours
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	Indirect Ion selective electrode, performed on the Abbott Architect ci8200 analyser.
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Patient Preparation
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