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EPIC ORDER CODE LAB114 Potassium

Important Note

SERUM OR PLASMA MUST BE SEPARATED FROM RED CELLS WITHIN 1 HOUR OF COLLECTION.

HEMOLYZED SAMPLES SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR TESTING.

Additional Codes

SQ: K

Specimen

GREEN TOP-PLASMA

RED OR SST-SERUM ACCEPTABLE

Specimen Storage/Transport

ROOM TEMPERATURE: 14 DAYS

REFRIGERATED: 14 DAYS

FROZEN: 1 MONTH

REFERENCE RANGES

NORMAL RANGES:

FEMALES/MALES: 3.5-5.2

CRITICAL VALUES:

<2.6

>6.4

Methodology

ION-SELECTIVE ELECTRODE