| Specimen: |
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Collect: |
One 7 mL Royal Blue (EDTA)
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Submit: |
7 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Whole blood. Submit Ambient. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
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Special Handling: |
Patient Prep: Diet, medication, and nutritional supplements may introduce interfering substances. Patient should be encouraged to discontinue nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals, and non-essential over-the-counter medications (upon the advice of their physician).
If the specimen is drawn and stored in the appropriate container the trace element values do not change with time.
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Rejection Criteria: |
Heparin Anticoagulant |
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Stability: |
Ambient: 24 Month(s); Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable |
| Methodology: |
Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry |
| Performed: |
Monday, Thursday |
| Reported: |
2-6 Day(s) |
| CPT Codes: |
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| Interpretive Data: |
General Reference Range : 4.2-16.5 ug/L
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