What Is Potassium Chloride?
Chloride is a type of
This article discusses the laboratory test to measures the amount of chloride in the fluid portion (serum) of the blood.
See also:
Chloride in diet Chloride test - urine Sweat chloride test Urine electrolytes test
Alternative Names
Serum chloride test
How the test is performed
Blood is...
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