Category
ROUTINE CHEMISTRY
Sub Category
ELECTROLYTES
Synonym/Aliases
NA, SPOT URINE; NA+ SPOT URINE
Abbreviations
NA; NA+
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST
Results
RESULTS READY WITHIN 3 HOURS
Method
ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE
Temp
SAMPLE KEPT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE 14 DAYS; 2-8ºC 14 DAYS; FROZEN (>30 DAYS)
Setup
ALL WORKING DAYS
Components Parameters
ALBUMIN SERUM, ALBUMIN FLUID
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
Patient preparation
- N/A
Sample type
URINE
Container/ preservative
CLEAN, LEAK PROOF CONTAINER
Sample volume
5 ML SPOT URINE
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE.
Other Instructions
- N/A
Reference intervals
NOT ESTABLISHED. INTERPRETIVE REMARKS PROVIDED.
Clinical Utility
EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH HYPOVOLEMIA, HYPONATREMIA & ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY (AKI).
Test Limitations / Confounders
- N/A