Aluminum Level

Synonyms

  • ALUMINUM LEVEL
  • ALUMINUM, SERUM
  • LAB665

Cerner Name

Aluminum

Clinical Info

Monitor patients for prior and ongoing exposure to aluminum

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

7mL serum or plasma ( 0.6 mL min)

Container

Dark Blue Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Royal-blue top trace element EDTA blood collection tube or Royal blue without
EDTA
Specimen: 7mL serum or plasma ( 0.6 mL min) Transferred to a certified metal-free transport tube.
Transport Temperature: Room Temperature

Transport Instructions

Room Temperature

Specimen Stability

14 Days Room Temperature, Refrigerated or Frozen

Methodology

Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS)

Days Performed

TAT: 3- 5 Days

Performing Laboratories

LabCorp of America

CPT

82108

PDM

5901725

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
ALUMINUM, SERUM ALUMINUM ALUMINUM Aluminum

Result Interpretation

Environmental exposure: 0-9 µg/L
Dialysis patients: <40 µg/L
Potentially toxic: >60 µg/L

 

Limitations


Serum levels rise and fall after each dose of aluminum-containing phosphate binder or sucralfate. If renal function

is normal, renal clearance of aluminum is prompt, with urine levels rising quickly after a course of aluminum-containing

antacid is begun, and with levels persisting elevated for over a week. Urine levels rise after a dose of deferoxamine given

for any reason. The degree of rise in serum aluminum after deferoxamine is regarded as reflecting total body aluminum burden.

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by LabCorp. It has not been cleared or approved

by the Food and Drug Administration.

Forms
Tox/TDM LAB665 build edit