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Test Code ELAMA Electrolyte Panel, Plasma


Necessary Information


Patient's age and sex are required.



Specimen Required


Collection Container/Tube:

Preferred: Light-green top (lithium heparin plasma gel)

Acceptable: Green top (lithium heparin)

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Gel tubes should be centrifuged within 2 hours of collection.

2. Green-top tubes should be centrifuged, and the plasma transferred to an plastic vial within 2 hours of collection.


Useful For

Evaluating for a suspected imbalance in electrolytes or acid/base imbalance

Profile Information

Test ID Reporting Name Available Separately Always Performed
KPS Potassium, P Yes Yes
NAPS Sodium, P Yes Yes
CLPS Chloride, P Yes Yes
HCOPS Bicarbonate, P Yes Yes
AGAP3 Anion Gap, P No Yes

Method Name

KPS, NAPS: Ion-Selective Electrode (ISE)

CLPS: Indirect Ion-Selective Electrode (ISE)

HCOPS: Photometry

AGAP3: Calculation

Reporting Name

Electrolyte Panel, P

Specimen Type

Plasma Li Heparin

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.4 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Plasma Li Heparin Ambient 8 hours

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis Reject
Gross lipemia OK

Reference Values

SODIUM

<1 year: Not established

≥1 year: 135-145 mmol/L

 

POTASSIUM

<1 year: Not established

≥1 year: 3.6-5.2 mmol/L

 

CHLORIDE

<1 year: Not established

1-17 years: 102-112 mmol/L

≥18 years: 98-107 mmol/L

 

BICARBONATE

Males

<1 year: Not established

1-2 years: 17-25 mmol/L

3 years: 18-26 mmol/L

4-5 years: 19-27 mmol/L

6-7 years: 20-28 mmol/L

8-17 years: 21-29 mmol/L

≥18 years: 22-29 mmol/L

 

Females

<1 year: Not established

1-3 years: 18-25 mmol/L

4-5 years: 19-26 mmol/L

6-7 years: 20-27 mmol/L

8-9 years: 21-28 mmol/L

≥10 years: 22-29 mmol/L

 

ANION GAP

<7 years: Not established

≥7 years: 7-15

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Sunday

Report Available

Same day/1 to 2 days

Performing Laboratory

MCHS- Mankato

Test Classification

This test has been cleared, approved, or is exempt by the US Food and Drug Administration and is used per manufacturer's instructions. Performance characteristics were verified by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements.

CPT Code Information

80051-Electrolyte Panel (if all 4 are performed)

82435-Chloride (if all 4 are not performed)

84295-Sodium (if all 4 are not performed)

84132-Potassium (if all 4 are not performed)

82374-Bicarbonate (if all 4 are not performed)

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
ELAMA Electrolyte Panel, P 24326-1

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
CLPS Chloride, P 2075-0
HCOPS Bicarbonate, P 1963-8
KPS Potassium, P 2823-3
NAPS Sodium, P 2951-2
AGAP3 Anion Gap, P 10466-1