Zinc RBC

Synonyms

  • LAB11028
  • ZINC, RBC
  • ZRBC

Cerner Name

Zinc RBC

Clinical Info

Zinc is an essential trace element. Subnormal levels are associated with alcoholic cirrhosis, cystic fibrosis, myocardial infarction, acute and chronic infections. High levels may be due to industrial exposure.

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

1 mL RBC's only (0.125 mL min)

Container

D BL-EDTA

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Navy blue-top metal-free (EDTA) tube(s)
Specimen: 1 mL RBC's only (0.125 mL min)
Temperature: Refrigerate
 
Note: Centrifuge tube within 45 minutes of collection and separate the plasma from cells. Discard the plasma. Using the original collection tube, submit only the RBCs to the laboratory

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability


Room temperature 14 days
Refrigerated         14 days

Methodology

Inductively-Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Days Performed

TAT 3-5 days

Performing Laboratories

LabCorp of America

CPT

84630

PDM

5900532

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
ZINC, RBC ZINCRBC ZINC, RBC Zinc, RBC

Result Interpretation


 

Forms
Chemistry LAB11028 build edit