Sample type: Serum
Test name: Sodium
Condition / Indication: Electrolytes
Special precautions & notes: Part of electrolyte profile
Reference range: 133 - 146 mmol/L
Container: Serum (Gold top)
Ideal volume (mL): 5 mL
Referred outside NBT for analysis? No
Discipline: Clinical Biochemistry
Section: Automated Laboratory
Turnaround time: Hospital patients 4 hours; GP patients 24 hours