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5200 Harry Hines Blvd.
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Dallas
,
TX
75235
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General Information
Alias: Metal Screen
Performed: Sun-Sat
Turn Around Time: 2-4 days
CPT Codes: 82175, 82300, 83655, 83825
Performed By: Referral Lab
Notes: Mercury is volatile; concentration may decrease over time. If the specimen is drawn and stored in the appropriate container, the arsenic, cadmium, and lead values do not change with time.
Clinical Utility: Useful in the assessment of recent exposure to arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead.
Link:
Heavy Metals Panel 4, Blood
Components
Name |
Method |
Sex |
Age Range |
Ref. Range Low |
Ref. Range High |
Units |
Arsenic, BLD |
Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry |
|
|
0 |
12.0 |
ng/mL |
Cadmium, BLD |
Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry |
|
|
0 |
5.0 |
ng/mL |
Lead, BLD |
Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry |
|
|
0 |
4.9 |
ug/dL |
Mercury, BLD |
Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry |
|
|
0 |
10.0 |
ng/mL |
Specimen Requirements
Type |
Container |
Volume |
Units |
Collection / Delivery |
Storage / Transport |
Off Campus |
Whole Blood |
Navy EDTA, 7mL |
|
|
Do Not Spin. Send specimen (whole blood) in original collection tube. |
Refrigerated |
Refrigerated |