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Test Code INPT64 Sodium, Whole Blood 

Synonym

  • BGNA

Specimen Required

Clinical Lab UH and Clinical Lab James West Campus:

Preferred Container/Tube: Dry Lithium Heparin Syringe
Acceptable Container/Tube: Mint Green Top
Specimen Volume: Full Syringe, 3 mL Mint Green Top
Specimen Minimum Volume: Full syringe, 1 mL Mint Green Top

 

Respiratory Therapy:

Preferred Container/Tube: Dry Lithium Heparin Syringe
Acceptable Container/Tube: Dry Lithium Heparin Syringe
Specimen Volume: Full Syringe
Specimen Minimum Volume: Full Syringe

Specimen Stability Information

Clinical Lab UH:
Ambient: 30 minutes
 

Clinical Lab James West Campus and Respiratory Therapy:
Ambient: 2.5 hours

Rejected Due To

Clinical Lab UH:

  • Unacceptable container type
  • Quantity not sufficient
  • Clotted specimens
  • Received >30 minutes from collection time
     

Clinical Lab James West Campus and Respiratory Therapy:

  • Unacceptable container type
  • Quantity not sufficient
  • Clotted specimens
  • Received >2.5 hours from collection time

Reference Values

0-6 days: 133-146 mmol/L
7-30 days: 134-144 mmol/L
31-182 days: 134-142 mmol/L
183-365 days: 133-142 mmol/L
1+ years: 135-145 mmol/L

Method Description

Potentiometry

Performing Lab

Clinical Lab UH
Clinical Lab West Campus
Respiratory Therapy East
Respiratory Therapy UH

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Sunday

Reporting Name

Sodium, Whole Blood

CPT Code Information

84295

LOINC Code Information

2947-0