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EPIC ORDER CODE LAB15 BASIC METABOLIC PANEL

Important Note

SERUM OR PLASMA MUST BE SEPARATED FROM RED CELLS WITHIN 2 HOURS OF COLLECTION.

HEMOLYZED SPECIMENS WILL NOT BE USED FOR TESTING.

Additional Codes

SQ: BASIC

BASIC METABOLIC PANEL INCLUDES:

ELECTROLYTES

BUN

CREATINE

GLUCOSE

CALCIUM

OSMOLALITY,CALCULATED

BUN/CREAT RATIO

ESTIMATED CREATININE CLEARANCE

ANION GAP

 

Specimen

Preferred Specimen: Green top (Lithium Heparin) plasma

Acceptable specimens: red, dark green, and SST

Turnaround Time

Days performed- Daily, 24/7

STORAGE

ROOM TEMPERATURE: 8 HOURS

REFRIGERATED: 7 DAYS

FROZEN: 1 MONTH