Chem 8 ISTAT

Overview

  • EPIC Code:
  • POC196
  • Soft Test Code:
Alternate Names
  • Chem 8 (i-STAT)
  • CHEM8+
  • Chemisry ISTAT Backup
  • IST8
Included Tests

Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN); Ionized Calcium (iCa); Creatinine; Electrolytes [Carbon Dioxide (CO2); Chloride (CL); Potassium (K); Sodium (Na)]; Glucose


Specimen Collection & Preparation

Specimen Overview

Test immediately after collection. 

Specimen Requirements:

-OR-

3.0 mL Whole Blood in a Green Top Tube - Li Heparin
Processing Instructions:

Samples should be processed within 10 minutes of collection


Rejection Criteria:

Evidence of clotting

Alternate sample types such as serum, plasma, urine, or fluid

Specimens placed in ice


Clinical Interpretation

Reference Range:

Refer to Interpretive Results 


Production Schedule

Sites Performed
  • Parkview DeKalb Hospital
  • Parkview Huntington Hospital
  • Parkview Kosciusko Hospital
  • Parkview LaGrange Hospital
  • Parkview Noble Hospital
  • Parkview Southwest
  • Parkview Wabash Hospital
  • Parkview Whitley Hospital
Days Performed
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Departments
  • Chemistry
Turn Around Time

Same day


Stat Eligible

Coding & Compliance