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Laboratory Information

Test Name

Chloride (Blood Gas)

External Price (excl. GST)

2.63

Specimen Collection

Specimen Collection and Transport Protocols

Remove at least 3 ml of blood to waste prior to collecting the blood sample from a line

Adult Specimen

1.0 ml blood in an adult blood gas syringe or 0.5 ml in a paediatric blood gas syringe

Paediatric Specimen

0.5 ml blood in a paediatric blood gas syringe

Sample Delivery to Lab

Ambient

Test Information

Department

Biochemistry and POCT

Test Availability

Mon - Sun, 24hrs

Laboratory Turnaround Time

30 minutes

Method

Blood gas analyser

Unit of measurement

mmol/L

Reference interval

0 days to 30 days: 95 to 113 mmol/L

> 30 days: 95 to 110 mmol/L

Uncertainty of measurement

± 4

Minimum Volume

0.3 ml collected into a paediatric blood gas syringe

Electronic Information

Registration Code

CHLBG

HL7 mapping code

$CHLBG

LOINC Code

2069-3

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