Gold Level

Synonyms

  • AU
  • GOLD MEASUREMENT
  • GOLD, SERUM
  • LAB170

Cerner Name

Gold Serum

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

2 mL of serum ( 0.6 mL min)

Container

Dark Blue Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Royal blue-top Monoject® trace element blood collection tube(s) -No Additive
Specimen:  2 mL of serum ( 0.6 mL min)
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerate
Stability:   30 Days Room Temperature,Refrigerated or Frozen
 
Note: Promptly centrifuge and separate into an acid washed plastic screw capped vial

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

30 Days Room Temperature,Refrigerated or Frozen
 
Note: Promptly centrifuge and separate into an acid washed plastic screw capped vial

Methodology

Inductively Coupled Plasma/Optical Emission Spectrometry

Days Performed

Monday - Friday
 
TAT-8 Days

Performing Laboratories

Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly
 To National Medical Services

CPT

80375
 
LOINC Code  5689-8

PDM

5908400

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
GOLD MEASUREMENT SERGOLD GOLD, SERUM Gold

Result Interpretation

0.0-0.1 mcg/L
 
Steady-state concentrations following 50 mg weekly intramuscular gold sodium thiomalate injections:
Approximately 3000 - 5000 mcg/L
 
Steady-state concentrations following 6 mg daily oral auranofin:
Approximately 500 - 700 mcg/L

Forms
Tox/TDM LAB170 build edit