Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Test Name/Synonym:

Calcium, Ionized - Edmonton Zone

LABID (Connect Care):

LAB54

Primary Container:

MINT LIHEP PST

Minimum Collection Volume:

Fill tube to capacity.

Processing:

SHIPPING REQUIREMENTS

University of Alberta Hospital:

Specimen control WMC 4B2.10 on ice.

Grey Nuns Hospital:

Maintain at room temperature
Page Respiratory for specimen pick up.
Delayed delivery greater than 30 minutes – place on ice

Misericordia Hospital:

Maintain at room temperature
Deliver to Respiratory
Delayed delivery greater than 30 minutes – place on ice.

Royal Alex Hospital:

Deliver unspun specimen on ice immediately to Respiratory.

Sturgeon Hospital:

Deliver unspun specimen on ice immediately to Respiratory.

Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital:

Deliver unspun specimen on ice to Laboratory (must be analyzed within 4 hours)

All other sites:

Place sample on ice after collection and spin within 4 hours of collection in a refrigerated centrifuge (if available).
Send the original, spun lithium PST tube at refrigerated temperature (4°C) to UAH for analysis.
If a soft draw tube is collected, plasma must be aliquoted with minimal air space into a microtainer and sent to UAH at refrigerated temperature.

Testing Schedule:

Daily

Reference Interval:

pH adjusted (normalized)

0- 14 days:	1.10-1.48
Greater than 14 days:	1.09-1.25

Critical Value:

Less than 0.80 or greater than 1.50

Testing Area:

Biochemistry
Respiratory RAH, MIS, GNH, and SCH

Performing Site:

Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital
Grey Nuns Hospital
Misericordia Hospital
Royal Alex Hospital
Sturgeon Hospital
University of Alberta Hospital

Additional Test Information:

Normalized iCa reported i.e. corrected to pH 7.4.

Last Updated On:

Thursday, June 5, 2025

Date of Last Review:

May 26 2017 12:00AM

Unit of Measure:

mmol/L