Chromium Level

Synonyms

  • CHROMIUM LEVEL
  • Cr,Plasma
  • LAB967
  • METAL

Cerner Name

Chromium

Clinical Info

Monitor industrial exposure. This test is not intended to monitor chromium levels in diabetic patients or in patients with suspected chromium deficiencies.

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

3 mL plasma ( 1.5 mL min)

Container

Dark Blue Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Royal Blue top (EDTA) tube
Specimen: 3 mL plasma ( 1.5 mL min)
 
 Transport Temperature: Room Temperature
Collection Instructions: In the nocturnal total parenteral nutrition patient, the sample will be drawn "fasting" in the afternoon, before the nocturnal solution is started for the evening.
 
Note:  Separate plasma immediately after collection.

Transport Instructions

Room Temperature

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Inductively- Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Days Performed

Performing Laboratories

LabCorp of America

CPT

82495

PDM

5900493

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
CHROMIUM CHROMIUM CHROMIUM Chromium

Result Interpretation

Reference Interval
Age                Male        Female
0 to 1 y         0.7–3.2        0.7–3.2
2 to 12 y       0.6–3.0        0.4–2.8
13 to 17 y     0.3–2.3        0.3–2.3
18 to 40 y     0.2–1.6        0.2–1.8
41 to 80 y     0.2–4.8        0.2–4.8
81 to 110 y   0.5–3.3        0.4–3.5

Use
This test is used to monitor industrial exposure. This test is not intended to monitor chromium levels in diabetic patients or in patients with suspected chromium deficiencies.

Forms
Tox/TDM LAB967 build edit