24 Hour Urine, Mercury

Synonyms

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

Cerner Name

Mercury 24 Hr Urine

Clinical Info

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

Specimen Sources

Urine, Catheter Urine, Clean Catch

Specimen Types

Urine

Specimen Volume

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

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

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 Laboratories

Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly

CPT

83825

PDM

5908510

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

Forms
Tox/TDM LAB408 build edit