30090:RENAL FUNCTION PANEL
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Potentiometry / Colorimetry / Enzymatic Rate |
| Edit Date: |
6/11/2010 |
| Components: |
Albumin / BUN / Calcium / Chloride / CO2 Content / Creatinine / Glucose / Phosphorus / Potassium Sodium |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Same day as tested |
| CPT Code: |
80069 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 4 mL green top tube or one 4.5 mL light green plasma separator tube (PST). If a fasting glucose is needed, patient should be fasting 8-12 hours. A non-fasting specimen is acceptable. Do not draw from a limb receiving an intravenous infusion. Patient should avoid exercising forearm before collection, which may cause an elevation in potassium level. |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge SST or PST within 2 hours of collection and transport in original tube. If a non-gel barrier tube is used, centrifuge within 1 hour and separate into a plastic vial for transport. Refrigerate. |
| Stability: |
6 days refrigerated. |
| Standard Volume: |
2 mL serum or plasma.
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| Minimum Volume: |
1 mL serum or plasma. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Gross hemolysis; specimen left in contact with cells for more than 3 hours; tubes other than those specified. |