Casandra
Casandra Test Code QD93098Version 1 (DRAFT)
Performing Lab
Lab Quest DiagnosticsLab Test ID 14520
Chloride, Random Urine without Creatinine
Clinical Use
Order TestUse
Urine chloride excretion approximates dietary chloride intake, paralleling sodium intake. Elevated urinary chloride may indicate dehydration, diabetic acidosis, Addison’s disease, or salt‑losing renal disease, while decreased levels may be observed in congestive heart failure, excessive sweating (diaphoresis), or hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis due to prolonged vomiting.
Special Instructions
Not provided.
Limitations
Not provided.
Test Details
Methodology
Automated Analyzer (Other)
Biomarkers
Chloride
AnalyteChloride • Concentration / Level • Quantitative (Continuous) (e.g., copies/mL, % expression)
Result Turnaround Time
2 days
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Specimen Requirements
Specimen
Urine
Volume
Not provided
Minimum Volume
Not provided
Collection Instructions
Random urine
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