Heavy Metals Profile I, Urine
| Heavy Metals Profile I, Urine | | | |
| Number | | 007492 |
| CPT | | 82175; 82570; 83655; 83825 |
| Related Information | | Arsenic Exposure Profile, Urine Lead, Urine Mercury, Urine |
Test Includes | | Arsenic (total), urine; arsenic (inorganic), urine; lead,
urine; mercury, urine; all ratios; all 24-hour excretions;
creatinine, urine |
| Special Instructions | | Request form must state 24-hour specimen volume, if applicable. |
| Specimen | | Urine (random or 24-hour) |
| Volume | | 15 mL |
| Minimum Volume | | 5.3 mL |
| Container | | Plastic urine container, no preservative |
| Collection | | Sampling time is not critical for industrial monitoring. Optional protocol: Instruct the patient to void at 8 AM and discard the specimen. Then collect all urine including the final specimen voided at the end of the 24-hour collection period (ie, 8 AM the next morning). Avoid contact with metal during collection. Screw the lid on securely. See individual tests for collection times for industrial monitoring. |
| Storage Instructions | | Maintain specimen at room temperature. |
| Patient Preparation | | Patient should avoid seafood and red wine 72 hours prior to collection. |
| Reference Interval | | See individual tests. |
| Use | | Monitor exposure to arsenic, lead, and mercury |
| Methodology | | Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS); inductively-coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) |
| Additional Information | | See individual tests. |
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