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Performing Lab(s)
Memorial-Belleville & Memorial-Shiloh
Specimen Requirement (s)
Specimen: plasma (preferred) or serum
Type: Container/Tube: Mint green (LiHep) tube (preferred), SST (gold or marble) or plain red top
Specimen Volume: 2 mL
Specimen Minimum Volume: 1 mL or plasma
Collection Instructions: NA
Lab instructions: NA
Unacceptable Conditions
- Avoid Hemolysis.
Day(s)/Shift(s) Test Set Up and Turnaround Time
Sunday through Saturday
Hours: 24 hours
Turnaround Time:
STAT: 60 minutes
Routine: less than 8 hours from receipt.
Transport and Stability
Transport temperature: Ambient to lab
Reference Values
Phosphorus
|
Age |
Specimen |
Reference Values |
Critical Low |
|
< 30 days |
Plasma |
4 – 9 mg/dL |
< 1.5 mg/dL |
|
30 days – 1 year |
3.5 – 7 mg/dL |
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>1 – 12 years |
3 – 6 mg/dL |
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>12 – 15 years |
2.8 – 5.5 mg/dL |
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>15 – 18 years |
2.5 – 5 mg/dL |
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>18 years |
2.3 – 4.5 mg/dL |
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< 30 days |
Serum |
4 – 9 mg/dL |
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30 days – 1 year |
3.5 – 7 mg/dL |
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> 1 – 12 years |
3 – 6 mg/dL |
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> 12 – 15 years |
2.8 – 5.5 mg/dL |
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> 15 – 18 years |
2.5 – 5 mg/dL |
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>18 years |
2.3 – 4.5 mg/dL |
CPT/LOINC Codes
84100