pH, Body Fluid
| Sunquest Code: | FPHP | ||
| Epic Code: | LAB110 | Epic Name: | PH FLUID |
| Methodology: | Quantitative by pH electrode or qualitative by pH indicator strip, depending on fluid. | ||
| Turnaround Time: | Performed and reported 24 hours/day. | ||
Collection Instructions
| Specimen: | Fluid |
| Optimal Volume: | 5 mL |
| Minimum\Peds Volume: | 1 mL |
| Container: | Green (sodium heparin, no gel) (Plastic leakproof container, sterile, Green (lithium heparin, gel), Gray (sodium fluoride + potassium oxalate), See Collection Instructions, Red (no gel), Red or gold (gel)) |
| Collection Instructions: | Place on ice and deliver to laboratory immediately. |
Processing and Shipping
| Specimen Processing: | Aliquot 5 mL, 1 mL minimum. Do not store. |
| Shipping Instructions: | Ship on wet ice to arrive within 2 hours. |
| Stability: | If specimen did not come on ice, it can be run if it was brought to laboratory within 30 minutes of collection. |
| Test Performed at or Referral Lab | Urinalysis (Fairview Range - FRMC, UMMC-East Bank, Fairview Lakes - FLMC, Fairview Ridges - FRH, Fairview Northland - FNMC, Fairview Southdale - FSH, UMMC/UMMCH-West Bank) |
Interpretive
| Reference Range: | No reference ranges have been established. This result should be interpreted in the context of the patient's clinical condition and compared to simultaneous measurement in the patient's blood. |
| Use: | This test is most often used to distinguish transudates and exudates. |
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