| Potassium (K) * |
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| REQUESTING AND COLLECTING |
| | Collection: | | Avoid haemolysis or prolonged tourniquet use. |
| Container(s): | | Heparin tube (5 mL lime-top) - Preferred for Inpatients |
| | Serum (gold-top) - Preferred |
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| | GENERAL INFORMATION |
| | Availability: | | Test performed 7 days/24 hours. Results available 2 hours after sample |
| | arrival in laboratory. |
| | Reference Intervals: | | 3.5 - 5.0 mmol/L |
| | Laboratory: | | Auto Chemistry (8382-9164) |
| Synonyms: | | K (potassium) |
| | Clinical Hyperlink: | | Potassium - SydPath Website |
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| INSTRUCTIONS FOR REFERRING LABORATORIES |
| Handling and | | Centrifuge sample, store and transport plasma at 4°C |
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| INSTRUCTIONS FOR HANDLING AT SYDPATH |
| SydPath Handling: | | SPRO: Centrifuge at 4 degrees, do not aliquot. |
| Mnemonic: | | K |
| | Usually ordered as part of EUC. MK (miscelanous fluid) |
| | GEcode: | | K |
| | SydPath | | Chemical Pathology |
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| Date Published: Monday, 5 July 2010 |