Tests:Electrolytes - Blood: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 01:52, 1 April 2026

Synonym(s)	Sodium/Potassium, Na/K, Lytes
Tube/Container Type	4 mL green top or gold top
	0.5 mL Paediatric brown, yellow, or green top
Sample Type	Plasma or Serum (Clotted or LH)
Minimum Volume	250uL plasma or serum
Registration Code	PE
Add-on conditions	3 days @ 4°C
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
Deletion Code	7152
Useful Information	Extended electrolytes registered as PE+PCMP Click Here
Measurement Uncertainty	Available upon request

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 |Sodium/Potassium, Na/K, Lytes
 |-
-|'''Specimen'''
+|'''Tube/Container Type'''
-|4 mL Lithium Heparin (green top) or SST (gold top)
+|4 mL green top or gold top
 |-
-|'''Paediatric Specimen'''
+|'''''
-|0.5 mL Brown, yellow, or green top
+|0.5 mL Paediatric brown, yellow, or green top
+|-
+|'''Sample Type'''
+|Plasma or Serum (Clotted or LH)
+|-
+|'''Minimum Volume'''
+|250uL plasma or serum
+|-
+|'''Registration Code'''
+|PE
 |-
 |'''Add-on conditions'''
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 |'''Department'''
 |Biochemistry, (06) 878 1308 ext. 2448
-|-
-|'''Registration Code'''
-|PE
 |-
 |'''Deletion Code'''
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 |-
 |'''Useful Information'''
-|Click Here
+|Extended electrolytes registered as PE+PCMP
+[https://www.pathologytestsexplained.org.au/ptests.php?q=Electrolytes Click Here]
 |-
 |'''Measurement Uncertainty'''
 |Available upon request
 |}