Test Code RENALPANEL Renal Function Panel
Specimen Requirements
Panel Includes: Glucose, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, CO2, BUN, Creatinine, Calcium, Phosphorus, Albumin, Anion Gap, GFR
Container/Tube: GRN/SST
Preferred: Plasma
Acceptable: Serum
Specimen Volume: 1.0 mL
SPECIMEN PROCESSING and HANDLING
Complete clot formation should take place before centrifugation. Serum or plasma should be physically separated from cells as soon as possible with a maximum limit of two hours from the time of collection.
TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE
Refrigerated
PERFORMING LAB
WKMC, WKB, WKP, WKS