Nickel, Blood
Test code
CPT code(s)*
Test resources
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Details
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Specimen requirements | |
|---|---|
| Patient preparation | None Specified |
| Preferred specimen(s) | 2 mL blood collected in an EDTA trace metal free (royal blue-top) tube |
| Minimum volume | 0.6 mL |
| Transport container | EDTA trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube |
| Transport temperature | Room temperature |
| Specimen stability | Room temperature: 30 days Refrigerated: 30 days Frozen -20° C: 90 days Frozen -70° C: 6 months |
| Reject criteria | Clotted blood specimens • Plastic container • Tubes containing heparin based anticoagulants • Lithium heparin (light green-top) tube • Sodium heparin (tan-top) glass tube • Sodium heparin trace metal free (royal blue-top) tube • Sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate (gray-top) tube • Sodium heparin (green-top) tube • EDTA (lavender-top) tube • Lithium heparin (green-top) tube |
Reference ranges are provided as general guidance only. To interpret test results use the reference range in the laboratory report.
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