View source for Tests:Potassium - Blood

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Potassium - Blood}} 

[[Category:Tests]]
[[Category:Biochemistry]]
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|'''Synonym(s)'''
|Pot, K, K+, Elects, Electrolytes
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|'''Specimen'''
|4 mL Lithium Heparin (green top) or SST (gold top). Must be received in lab within 2 hours from collection.
|-
|'''Paediatric Specimen'''
|0.5 mL Brown, yellow, or green top
|-
|'''Add-on conditions'''
|3 days @ 4°C if sample spun within 2 hours of collection
|-
|'''Test Availability'''
|Mon - Sun, 24 hours
|-
|'''Turnaround Time'''
|Hastings 1 - 2.5 hours / Central HB 6 - 8 hours / Wairoa 12 hours
|-
|'''Where analysed'''
|Hastings
|-
|'''Department'''
|Biochemistry, (06) 878 1308 ext. 2448
|-
|'''Registration Code'''
|PPOT
|-
|'''Deletion Code'''
|3512
|-
|'''Useful Information'''
|Click Here
|-
|'''Measurement Uncertainty'''
|Available upon request
|}