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Random or 24 Hour Urine, Nickel

Synonyms

  • LAB11716
  • NICKEL, URINE

Cerner Name

Nickel, Urine

Clinical Info

Monitor exposure to nickel

Specimen Sources

Bladder Kidney, Left Kidney, Right Ureter, Left Ureter, Right Urine, Catheter Urine, Clean Catch Urine, Foley Urine, Voided

Specimen Types

Urine

Container

24hr Ur No Preserv

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Plastic Urine Container or 24 hour urine , No Preservative
Specimen: 5 mL Urine (1.5 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Stability: 14 Days Room Temperature, Refrigerated or Frozen
Special Instructions
State 24-hour volume on the request form, if applicable. Do not use preservative. Preservatives used for routine analysis may contain mercuric oxide (ie, Stabilur), which interferes with all metal testing

Specimen Volume

5 mL Urine (1.5 mL min)

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

14 Days Room Temperature, Refrigerated or Frozen
Special Instructions
State 24-hour volume on the request form, if applicable. Do not use preservative. Preservatives used for routine analysis may contain mercuric oxide (ie, Stabilur), which interferes wi

Methodology

Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Days Performed

TAT: 2 - 4 Days

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp Burlington, NC

CPT

82570
83885

PDM

5901727

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Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
NICKEL, URINE NICKEL NICKEL, URINE Nickel, Urine
NICKEL, URINE 24 HOUR NICKEL NICKEL 24 HOUR URINE Nickel, Urine 24 Hour
CREATININE(CRT),U CREATUR CREATININE U Creatinine, Urine
NICKEL/CREAT RATIO NICKELCREAT NICKEL CREAT RATIO Nickel/Creat Ratio

Result Interpretation

Environmental exposure: 0.0−9.9 μg/g creatinine; 0.0−7.0 μg/24 hours
Occupational exposure (soluble compounds): 30 μg/g creatinine1

Forms
LAB11716 build edit