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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Guanethidine

Health Encyclopedia: Serum Chloride

Definition

Serum chloride test measures the amount of chloride in serum, the fluid portion of the blood.


How the test is performed

Blood is drawn from a vein or capillary. The laboratory centrifuges the blood to separate the cells from the serum. The chloride test is done on serum.


How to prepare for the test

Your doctor may instruct you to withhold drugs that can affect the test, such as:

  • Drugs that may increase serum chloride measurements include acetazolamid...
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...fibrates (e.g., clofibrate, gemfibrozil) fluoxetine guanethidine isoniazid lithium MAO... Read more »