Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

24 Hour Urine, Mercury Build info

Synonyms

  • MERCURY, URINE, 24 HOUR
  • MERCURY, URINE 24 HOUR
  • 24HR
  • HG
  • HG24
  • LAB408

Procedure Name

MERCURY, URINE, 24 HOUR

Procedure Master Number

LAB408

Cerner Name

Procedure ID

35311

Clinical Info

Urinary measurements are appropriate for assessing ongoing exposure to inorganic mercury.  

Specimen Sources

 Urine, Catheter Urine, Clean Catch

Specimen Types

 Urine

Container

24hr Ur Acid Washed

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: 24 Hr Urine contrainer Acid washed,metal free
Specimen: Either full container or 7 mL of well mixed urine from  2r h collection (3 mL min)
Pateint Preparation: Avoid seafood consumption for 48 hours prior to collection.
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Stability: 48 Hours Room Temperature
                5 Days Refrigerated
               14 Days Frozen

Specimen Volume

Either full container or 7 mL of well mixed urine from  2r h collection (3 mL min)

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

48 Hours Room Temperature
                5 Days Refrigerated
               14 Days Frozen

Methodology

Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Days Performed

Monday - Saturday
TAT: 2 -3 days

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly

CPT

83825

PDM

 5908510

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
MERCURY 24 HR URINE MERCURY24HUR MERCURY 24 HR URINE Mercury 24 Hr Urine
MERCURY, 24 HR URINE CONCENTRATION MERCURY24UCN MERCURY, 24 HR URINE CONCENTRATION Mercury, 24 Hr Urine Concentration
MERCURY URINE VOLUME MERCURYURVOL MERCURY URINE VOLUME Mercury Urine Volume
MERCURY CREATININE RANDOM URN MERCURYCRUR MERCURY CREATININE RANDOM URN Mercury Creatinine Random Urn
MERCURY, 24 HR URINE INTERVAL MERCURY24UR MERCURY, 24 HR URINE INTERVAL Mercury, 24 Hr Urine Interval

Result Interpretation

  ≤20 mcg/L
Toxic ≥150 mcg/L

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