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Sodium (Urine)

Sodium (Urine)

Reference Range

None given.  Interpret in conjunction with serum sodium

  • Turnaround Time: 1 day

Related Tests Osmolality Sodium Urine Electrolytes Urine Osmolality

Sweat Sodium

Sweat Sodium

Reference Range

Sweat sodium is used as a check of the chloride result. Interpretation is as follows:

Cystic fibrosis unlikely                                  < 50    mmol/L

Supports the diagnosis of CF                         > 90    mmol/L

The Sodium and Chloride concentrations should be within 20 mmol/L of each other.

  • Turnaround Time: 1 day
Sweat Sodium

Sweat Sodium

Reference Range

Sweat sodium is used as a check of the chloride result. Interpretation is as follows:

Cystic fibrosis unlikely                                  < 50    mmol/L

Supports the diagnosis of CF                         > 90    mmol/L

The Sodium and Chloride concentrations should be within 20 mmol/L of each other.

  • Turnaround Time: 1 day

Salivary Cortisol

Reference Range

Early morning range (7-9 a.m.): 3.2-22.8 nmol/L

Late night range (11 p.m. to 12 a.m.): <3.2 nmol/L

  • Turnaround Time: 15 working days (3 weeks)

Salivary Cortisol

Reference Range

Early morning range (7-9 a.m.): 3.2-22.8 nmol/L

Late night range (11 p.m. to 12 a.m.): <3.2 nmol/L

  • Turnaround Time: 15 working days (3 weeks)
Sterile Fluid

Sterile Fluid

  • Turnaround Time: 24 hours (microscopy), 2 to 4 Days (Negative Report) 3 to 5 Days (Positive Report)

Related Tests General Bacteriology (M,C & S)

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University Hospitals Birmingham medical laboratories at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital are UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited to the ISO 15189:2012 standard. For a list of accredited tests and other information please visit the UKAS website using the following link: https://www.ukas.com/find-an-organisation/

  • Molecular Pathology is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8759
  • Biochemistry is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8910
  • Haematology and Transfusion is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8784
  • Clinical Microbiology is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8760
  • Cellular Pathology is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 10141
  • Musculoskeletal laboratory is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 9897
  • Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital pathology laboratories are a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No.8217.

Tests not appearing on the UKAS Schedule of Accreditation currently remain outside of our scope of accreditation. However, these tests have been validated to the same high standard as accredited tests and are performed by the same trained and competent staff.

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