Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Electrolyte Panel

Synonyms

  • ELECTROLYTE PANEL
  • LAB16
  • LYTES

Cerner Name

Electrolytes

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
 
Plasma
Container/Tube:  Mint green-top (lithium heparin gel) tube(s)
Specimen:  1 mL of lithium heparin plasma
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerate
Collection Instructions:  Spin down and process promptly to avoid falsely high results. Avoid exposure of specimen to atmosphere. Do not open tube.
Note:  1. Indicate plasma on request form.
2. Label specimen appropriately (plasma).
 
Serum
Container/Tube:  Gold-top tube(s)
Specimen:  1 mL of serum
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerate
Collection Instructions:  Allow serum to clot for 45 minutes and spin down. If red blood cells remain above the gel layer, place serum in a plastic vial. Avoid exposure of specimen to atmosphere. Do not open tube.
Note:  1. Indicate serum on request form.
2. Label specimen appropriately (serum).

Specimen Volume

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Profile Information: Anion Gap Potassium  Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Sodium  Chloride  

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

80051

PDM

5300510

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
SODIUM, SERUM SODIUM Sodium
POTASSIUM, SERUM K POTASSIUM Potassium
CHLORIDE, SERUM CL CHLORIDE Chloride
CARBON DIOXIDE, SERUM CO2 CO2 CO2
ANION GAP, SERUM ANIONGAP ANION GAP Anion Gap

Result Interpretation

See individual test listings.

Forms
LAB16 build edit