Potassium

Specimen Container

Gold

Specimen Collection Type

Serum

Minimum Volume To Collect (Ml)

1 mL

Pediatric Volume To Collect (Ml)

0.4 mL

Specimen Preparation

Separate < 2hrs

Stability

Ambient Stability: 7 days
Refrig Stability: 7 days
Frozen Stability: 1 year

Unacceptable Conditions

Hemolyzed specimens

Preferred Transportation Temperature

REFRIGERATED

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

4-24h

Methodology

Ion Selective Electrode

Lab Department

Core

Testing Location

RML

Synonyms

K blood concentration, K blood test, K blood level, blood potassium, potassium blood

Test OR Panel

Test

Interferences

Avoid hemolysis

Misc Instructions

Do not use hemolyzed specimens. Do not refrigerate specimen prior to centrifugation

Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours

Unit of Measurement

mmol/L

CPT Codes

84132

LOINC

24323-8

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