HEAVY METALS PANEL, URINE, 24 HOUR
Components
Specimen Required
Rejection Criteria
Methodology
Stability
Reference Range
Performed
| Includes Arsenic, Lead, and Mercury |
Specimen Required
| Collect 24 hour urine in acid washed container. Mix well and send 7.0 mL urine (3.0 mL minimum) refrigerated in acid washed screw-capped plastic container. Avoid worksite collection. Avoid seafood consumption for 48 hours prior to collection. Record total volume on specimen container and test requisition. Call lab for collection container. A complete heavy metal form must accompany sample. Tests performed on a specimen submitted in a non-trace element tube or non acid washed/non metal free container may not accurately reflect the patients level. If a non-trace element tube/container is received, it will be accepted for testing. However, elevated results shall be reported with a message that a re-submission with a trace element tube/container is recommended. |
Rejection Criteria
| Urine acidified with HCl |
Methodology
| Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry |
Stability
| Room Temperature: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 5 days; Frozen: 14 days |
Reference Range
| Arsenic: | <81 mcg/L |
| Lead: | <80 mcg/L |
| Mercury: | <21 mcg/L |
Performed
| Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday |
| 3-5 days | |||||||||
| UHMT | |||||||||
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