Write down the time you began. For the set period of time, collect all your urine. Don't get toilet paper, pubic hair, stool feces , menstrual blood, or anything else in the urine sample. Keep the collected urine in the refrigerator for the collection time. Empty your bladder for the last time at or just before the end of the collection period. Add this urine to the large container.
Then write down the time. How It Feels Blood test When a blood sample is taken, you may feel nothing at all from the needle. Urine test This test usually doesn't cause any pain or discomfort. Risks Blood test There is very little chance of having a problem from this test.
Urine test There is very little chance of having a problem from this test. Results Normal Each lab has a different range for what's normal. Abnormal High chloride levels may be caused by: Dehydration , such as from diarrhea or vomiting. Eating a lot of salt. Kidney disease. An overactive parathyroid gland hyperparathyroidism.
Low chloride levels may be caused by: Conditions that cause too much water to build up in the body, such as with syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion SIADH. Addison's disease. A condition that raises the pH of the blood above the normal range metabolic alkalosis. What happens if I have too little chloride? What happens if I have too much chloride? When should I pay extra attention to my chloride intake? Chloride deficiency is not a risk for the general population with a varied and balanced diet.
References European Food Safety Authority. Scientific Opinion on Dietary Reference Values for chloride. Interested in our quarterly newsletter? English French German Spanish Italian. This means that a value that falls outside the normal values listed here may still be normal for you or your lab. Blood chloride levels are checked more often than urine chloride levels.
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All rights reserved. Healthwise, Healthwise for every health decision, and the Healthwise logo are trademarks of Healthwise, Incorporated. Top of the page. Test Overview A chloride test measures the level of chloride in your blood or urine. Why It Is Done A test for chloride may be done to: Check your chloride level if you are having symptoms such as muscle twitching or spasms, breathing problems, weakness, or confusion. Find out whether you have kidney or adrenal gland problems.
Help find the cause for high blood pH. A condition called metabolic alkalosis can be caused by a loss of acid from your body for example, from a loss of electrolytes through prolonged vomiting or diarrhea.
You may also have metabolic alkalosis if your body loses too much sodium or you eat too much baking soda sodium bicarbonate. How To Prepare You do not need to do anything before you have this test.
Tell your doctor if you: Are taking any medicines. Are allergic to any medicines. Are or might be pregnant. How It Is Done Blood test The health professional taking a sample of your blood will: Wrap an elastic band around your upper arm to stop the flow of blood.
This makes the veins below the band larger so it is easier to put a needle into the vein. Clean the needle site with alcohol. Put the needle into the vein. It is caused by a mutation in a protein that transports chloride ions out of the cell. Chloride has several other functions in the body, most importantly in acid-base balance. Blood pH is maintained in a narrow range and the number of positively charged substances is equal to the number of negatively charged substances. Proteins, such as albumin, as well as bicarbonate ions and chloride ions, are negatively charged and aid in maintaining blood pH.
Hydrochloric acid a gastric acid composed of chlorine and hydrogen aids in digestion and also prevents the growth of unwanted microbes in the stomach. Immune-system cells require chloride, and red blood cells use chloride anions to remove carbon dioxide from the body. Low dietary intake of chloride and more often diarrhea can cause low blood levels of chloride. Symptoms typically are similar to those of hyponatremia and include weakness, nausea, and headache.
Excess chloride in the blood is rare with no characteristic signs or symptoms.
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