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CertifiedLabsAn Electrolytes test is a simple blood test used to check the levels of vital minerals in your body. These include sodium, potassium, and chloride. These minerals, known as electrolytes, are crucial for maintaining the body’s water balance, controlling nerve and muscle functions, keeping the right pH in the blood, and regulating heart rate, rhythm, and blood pressure.
When electrolyte levels fluctuate, it can result in imbalances that lead to dehydration or overhydration. Causes include vomiting, diarrhoea, inadequate fluid intake, heavy sweating, certain medications, or issues with kidney, heart, or liver function. The Electrolytes test offers essential information to ensure your body’s systems function correctly, making it an important part of routine health check-ups and specific health condition management.
With Noida's bustling lifestyle and increasing temperatures, experiencing symptoms that indicate an electrolyte imbalance suggests testing is crucial to restore balance and improve health. By evaluating electrolyte levels, the Serum Electrolyte Blood test helps diagnose imbalances and helps decide a reliable method to restore electrolyte balance which includes rehydration, medication, or dietary changes.
The Electrolyte Blood test determines the levels of three vital electrolytes:
Sodium (Na)
Plays a key role in fluid regulation and is critical for nerve and muscle function.
Potassium (K)
Essential for the functioning of muscles, heart and nerves. It also helps in metabolic processes.
Chloride (Cl)
Maintains fluid balance and supports proper blood pressure.
These test findings can be used to diagnose and manage conditions affecting the balance of fluids and electrolytes in the body.
Consider these prerequisites for preparing yourself for the Serum Electrolytes Blood test:
Pre-requisites
There’s no need for fasting. However, stay hydrated and avoid smoking before the test.
Best Time to Get Tested
The Electrolyte Blood test can be taken at any time of the day that fits into your schedule.
Who Should Get an Electrolyte Test?
Individuals with symptoms like fatigue, weakness, or irregular heartbeat should undergo testing. The test is also important for those with particular medical conditions or treatments.
Cautions Before Taking an Electrolyte Test
Make sure to let your healthcare provider know about all medications and supplements, as well as any illicit substances, before undergoing the test.
Electrolyte Blood tests are vital for good health. Here are some reasons why the test can be ordered:
Monitoring Ongoing Treatments: Vital for assessing progress in treating hypertension, kidney diseases, and metabolic acidosis, and for those on diuretics, IV fluids, or dialysis.
Identifying Health Issues: It detects imbalances due to burns, hormonal imbalances, diabetes, liver diseases, kidney damage, heart diseases and cancer.
Routine Examinations: Used in regular check-ups to diagnose and manage kidney diseases and to monitor kidney health in hospitalized patients.
Monitoring pH Balance: This test evaluates the body's water and acid/base balance, revealing issues like metabolic acidosis, dehydration, and malnutrition.
It is vital to understand the Electrolyte test results. Here is a brief understanding of the normal range and its interpretation:
| Parameters | Biological Reference | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium | 137-145mmol/L | High sodium levels can be caused by dehydration, disorder of the adrenal glands, diuretics, kidney disease, and diabetes insipidus. Low sodium levels are seen in diarrhoea, vomiting, kidney disease, liver failure, Addison's disease, and malnutrition. |
| Potassium | 3.5-5.5mmol/L | High potassium may arise due to hypoaldosteronism, kidney failure, or metabolic or respiratory acidosis. Low potassium levels may be due to diarrhoea, vomiting, diuretics, and high aldosterone. |
| Chloride | 98-107mmol/L | Chloride is used to help diagnose conditions related to an imbalance of acids or fluids in the body. Certain medicines, such as antacids, can also cause abnormal results. High chloride levels may be due to Addison's disease, metabolic acidosis, respiratory alkalosis, and renal tubular acidosis. Low chloride levels may be due to burns, CHF, metabolic alkalosis, vomiting, dehydration, and respiratory acidosis(compensated). |
The Electrolytes Test in Noida is priced at ₹ 400. This price involves rapid home sample collection within 60 minutes of booking, and the test reports can be delivered within in 6 hours of sample collection.
Measuring sodium, potassium, and chloride levels in the blood, the Electrolytes test is used to assess water balance, pH levels, and neuromuscular health, and to monitor conditions like high blood pressure, kidney diseases, and metabolic acidosis.
Fasting is not necessary for taking an Electrolytes Blood test.
Yes, home sample collection is available for the Electrolytes test in Noida which can be requested within 60 minutes of booking.
To book a blood test or health checkup on our platform, follow these steps:
Search : Look for the Ferritin Test in Noida or home service and choose Orange Health’s listing.
Book : Select the test, review prerequisites, provide your address, and confirm the booking by choosing a sample collection time.
Collection : Our eMedic will collect the sample from your home within the selected time frame.
Processing : The sample is sent to our NABL and ICMR-certified labs for analysis.
Results : You will receive your results via email or WhatsApp within 6 hours, also available on our app.
The normal levels for an Electrolytes test are as follows:
Sodium: 137–145 mmol/L
Chloride: 98–107 mmol/L
Potassium: 3.5–5.5 mmol/L
The test reports of the Electrolytes test can be delivered within 6 hours of sample collection.
The frequency of getting an Electrolytes test depends on your medical condition and treatment plan as advised by your doctor.
The Electrolytes test measures three main parameters sodium (Na+), chloride (Cl-), and potassium (K+) levels in the blood sample.
The key electrolytes in the body include chloride (Cl-), potassium (K+), sodium (Na+), bicarbonate (HCO3-), phosphate (HPO42-), calcium (Ca2+), and magnesium (Mg2+).
Orange Health Labs offers home-based electrolyte testing at various locations in Noida such as Sector 1, Sector 15, Sector 18, Sector 26, Sector 37, Sector 50, Sector 62, Sector 76, Sector 93, Sector 100, Sector 104, Sector 110, Sector 120, Sector 128, Sector 137, Sector 150, Sector 168, Sector 71, Sector 63, Sector 22, Sector 41, Sector 108, Sector 47, Sector 121, and Sector 45.
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| Test Name | Electrolytes Test |
|---|---|
| Price | The Electrolytes Test price is ₹ 400. |
| Also Known As | Electrolyte lab test, serum electrolyte test, electrolyte blood test, or electrolyte panel test |
| Purpose | To measure the levels of essential minerals in the blood |
| Pre-test Information | Fasting is not required for a Electrolytes Test. |
| Report Delivery | Get reports within 6 hours. |
| Frequency | As prescribed by your doctor. |
| Home Testing | Yes, home blood sample collection in 60 minutes from booking. |
| Sample Required | A blood sample is required for a Electrolytes Test. |
The Electrolytes Test cost in Noida is ₹ 400. This Electrolytes test price includes the fastest home sample collection within 60 minutes of booking, and the reports are available in 6 hours.