What usually happens next
A value just under the line, with sodium in range, rarely means anything on its own.
What a low chloride usually means, and its common causes
When a chloride can read wrong
Chloride follows water and sodium: being dehydrated raises it, and IV saline raises it more. Some labs' ranges run to 107 or 110, so read it against the range on your report.
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Questions
Is a chloride of 96 mmol/L normal?
A chloride of 96 mmol/L is just under the usual 98 to 106 mmol/L. The usual range is about 98 to 106 mmol/L.
Worked out by LifeFrom from the usual lab ranges (Clinical Methods), and not yet reviewed by a clinician. For your own understanding: only a lab test, read by your clinician, diagnoses anything.