Test Code LYTES Electrolyte Panel

Performing Location

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center

Specimen Collection Information

Specimen	Min. Test Volume	Collection Container	Special Handling
Blood	0.1 mL	Light Green (lith. heparin) top Gold top Marble Red top

Reference Ranges & Critical Values

Assay	Gender	Age Range	Normal Range	Critical Values	Units
Anion Gap	All	0 Minutes – 150 Years	5 -15		mMol/L
CO2	All	0 Minutes – 150 Years	22 -31	≤10	mMol/L
Chloride Lvl	All	0 Minutes – 150 Years	98 -107		mMol/L
Potassium Lvl	All	0 Minutes – 6 Months	3.5 -5.0	<3.1 or >8.0	mMol/L
		6 Months – 150 Years	3.5 -5.0	<3.1 or >6.0	mMol/L
Sodium Lvl	All	0 Minutes – 150 Years	135 -145	<120 or >160	mMol/L

Specimen Stability

7 days at 2-8°C

Day(s) Performed

Monday - Sunday

CPT

80051

Assay Information

Assay	Result Type
Sodium Lvl	Numeric
Potassium Lvl	Numeric
Chloride Lvl	Numeric
CO2	Numeric
Anion Gap	Numeric

LOINC

24326-1