Tellurium, Serum/Plasma
Test code
CPT code(s)*
Test resources
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Details
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Assay category
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by NMS Labs. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
Specimen requirements | |
|---|---|
| Patient preparation | None Specified |
| Preferred specimen(s) | 2 mL serum collected in a no additive, trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube |
| Alternative specimen(s) | Plasma collected in: EDTA trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube or sodium heparin trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube |
| Minimum volume | 0.7 mL |
| Collection instructions | Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into an acid-washed plastic screw-cap vial |
| Transport container | Transport tube |
| Transport temperature | Room temperature |
| Specimen stability | Room temperature: 30 days Refrigerated: 60 days Frozen: 60 days |
| Reject criteria | Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST) |
Reference ranges are provided as general guidance only. To interpret test results use the reference range in the laboratory report.
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