Electrolyte Screen

Test Code
CT140
Results:
Daily.
Specimen
0.5 mL serum in red top or serum separator tube.
Test Description
Sodium, potassium, sodium/potassium ratio, chloride, bicarbonate and anion gap.

Evaluation of serum sodium, potassium, sodium/potassium ratio, chloride, bicarbonate, and anion gap.

Interferences: Marked hemolysis and lipemia.