Preferred: One 4.5 mL Green top with gel (PST) (lithium heparin plasma).
Acceptable: One 5.0 mL Gold with gel (SST) BD Vacutainer, (clot activator serum).
Pediatric Collection
Preferred: Two 0.5mL green top with gel (lithium heparin plasma).
Acceptable: One 0.6 mL Gold top microtainer (SST)
Unacceptable Conditions
Specimens collected in EDTA, Citrate, or Oxalate
Storage/Transport Temperature
Ambient, Refrigerated
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Ambient: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 2 days
Frozen: 6 months
Performed
Monday through Sunday
Performed
Monday through Sunday
Methodology
Beckman Coulter AU480 automated analyzer
Epic ID
LAB15
Reference Interval
Na 136-145 mmol/L
K 3.5-5.5 mmol/L
Cl 98-109 mmol/L
CO2 18-31 mmol/L
Glucose 70-99 mg/dL
BUN 7-25 mg/dL
Creat 0.60-1.30 mg/dL
Ca 8.6-10.3 mg/dL
Preferred: One 4.5 mL Green top with gel (PST) (lithium heparin plasma).
Acceptable: One 5.0 mL Gold with gel (SST) BD Vacutainer, (clot activator serum).
Pediatric Collection
Preferred: Two 0.5mL green top with gel (lithium heparin plasma).
Acceptable: One 0.6 mL Gold top microtainer (SST)
Unacceptable Conditions
Specimens collected in EDTA, Citrate, or Oxalate
Storage/Transport Temperature
Ambient, Refrigerated
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Ambient: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 2 days
Frozen: 6 months
Performed
Monday through Sunday
Ordering
Performed
Monday through Sunday
Methodology
Beckman Coulter AU480 automated analyzer
Epic ID
LAB15
Result Interpretation
Reference Interval
Na 136-145 mmol/L
K 3.5-5.5 mmol/L
Cl 98-109 mmol/L
CO2 18-31 mmol/L
Glucose 70-99 mg/dL
BUN 7-25 mg/dL
Creat 0.60-1.30 mg/dL
Ca 8.6-10.3 mg/dL
