Test ID: KBF
Potassium, Body Fluid
Secondary ID 
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
8028
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Measurement of serum potassium is used for evaluation of electrolyte balance, cardiac arrhythmia, muscular weakness, hepatic encephalopathy, and renal failure. Potassium should be monitored during treatment of many conditions but especially in ketoacidosis of diabetes mellitus and any intravenous therapy for fluid replacement.
Special Instructions and Forms Describes specimen collection and preparation information, test algorithms, and other information pertinent to test. Also includes pertinent information and consent forms to be used when requesting a particular test
Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Indirect Ion-Selective Electrode (ISE)
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Potassium, BF
Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
K (Potassium) Body Fluids
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