Test Code RENAL Renal Function Panel
Additional Codes
Epic: LAB19
Specimen Required
Specimen Type: Serum
Collection Container/Type
Preferred: Serum gel
Acceptable: Green top (Lithium Heparin)
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
Specimen Volume: 3 mL
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge and separate cells after clot formation and within 4 hours of collection.
Specimen Minimum Volume
1 mL
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 4 days
Frozen: 2 weeks
Reference Range
See laboratory report
Rejection Due To
Unlabeled, mislabeled, wrong tube type, hemolyzed, QNS, exceeds specimen stability
Report Available
Same day
Includes
Glucose
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
Creatinine
Sodium
Potassium
Chloride
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Calcium
Albumin
Phosphorus
Day(s) Performed
Daily