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11 Metabolic Panel, Basic

Components
NAME METHOD REFERENCE RANGE UNITS
Sodium ISE  < 2 years: Call Client Services
< 19 years: 138 - 148
>= 19 years: 136 - 145 		 mmol/L 
Potassium ISE  < 2 years: Call Client Services
< 19 years: 3 - 4.3
>= 19 years: 3.5 - 5.1 		 mmol/L 
Chloride ISE  < 2 years: Call Client Services
< 19 years: 99 - 108
>= 19 years: 98 - 107 		 mmol/L 
Bicarbonate KS  22 - 29  mmol/L 
Glucose KS  < 2 days: 40 - 60
< 2 years: 50 - 80
< 15 years: 60 - 100
>= 15 years: 74 - 106 		 mg/dL 
Urea Nitrogen KS  < 2 years: Call Client Services
< 19 years: 5 - 11
>= 19 years: 5 - 15 		 mg/dL 
Creatinine S  view ref range  mg/dL 
BUN/Creatinine Ratio CALC  < 19 years: Call Client Services
>= 19 years: 6 - 25 		  
Calcium (Total) S  < 2 years: 7.6 - 11
< 19 years: 8.4 - 10.5
>= 19 years: 8.7 - 10.4 		 mg/dL 


Specimen Requirements
TYPE VOLUME TEMPERATURE INSTRUCTIONS
PRIMARY
1 Serum 1 (0.5) mL   Ambient - 24 Hour(s), Refrigerated - 72 Hour(s), Frozen - 2 Month(s) See COLLECTIONS INSTRUCTIONS. 
ALTERNATE
  Plasma Heparinized 1 (0.5) mL   Ambient - 24 Hour(s), Refrigerated - 72 Hour(s), Frozen - 2 Month(s) Lithium heparinized plasma shipped refrigerated. 


Collection Instruction
To avoid loss of bicarbonate do NOT aliquot the specimen. Submit
a spun SST for analysis. The patient should fast 10 - 16 hours
prior to collection of specimen. State patient's age and gender
on test requisition form. Avoid hemolysis and gross lipemia.


Reported: Same day

CPT Code: 80048