Lab Test Details
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LAB54 |
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82330 |
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Calcium Free, Serum ; Calcium Unbound, Serum; Calcium Filterable; Ca++, Ionized |
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Serum |
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Gold-top only |
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Cannot be shared with other specimens. |
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Volume: 1 ml. |
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Evaluates non-bound calcium; if the tube is opened , the serum is exposed to air which causes a loss of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. This changes the sample pH and can prevent lab from measuring the ionized calcium |
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DO NOT OPEN TUBE! Place a label on tube that states DO NOT OPEN. Tube cannot be shared for other tests |
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Room temp or refrigerate; Do not freeze |
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14 days with unopened tube |
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Hemolysis; opened gel-barrier tube; gel-barrier not completely sealing the clot; plasma specimen; gross lipemia |
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Reference Range accompanies report |
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Ionized calcium |
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Ion-selective electrode (ISE) |
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004804 |
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Rhonda Crowe |
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2/27/23 |
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* Denotes Reference Lab Test |