Anyone know of venous home full Electrolyte blood test kit please?

[Gillybean1]

I understand that it has to be venous because of potassium being unstable as a 'finger prick'. Most sites add phlebotomist which I dont need.

Hoping you can help, every best wish to you all, thank you,G

[radd]

Gillybean1,

If you include potassium within your electrolyte panel you will need to go to a clinic because it requires centrifuging within two hours.

I don't know what area you are in but here are two clinic offering the test -

onedaytests.com/products/ad...

medicinesonline.org.uk/prod...

[Gillybean1 in reply to radd]

Hi Radd,

Nice to hear from you again, thank you.

Yes ive been reading about the potassium centrifuge,and order a test earlier this week from onedaytests.com a very helpful company for future reference. I cant actually get out at the moment, and they seemed to be happy to centrifuge within 4-6 hrs at their lab (ie provided it was couriered same day over) if a mobile phlebotomist couldnt centrifuge it.

Its interesting that in past years at the GP's a electrolyte blood draw in the early morning would be sitting in a tray till 3pm until transported to the hospital labs and dealt with some 8hrs+ later.

Thank you for taking the time to respond, every best wish G.