Thallium Level

Synonyms

• LAB1026
• THALLIUM, BLOOD
• THALLIUM, SERUM
• TL

Cerner Name

Thallium, Blood

Clinical Info

Detecting toxic thallium exposure in whole blood specimens

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

6 mL whole blood (0.5 mL min)

Container

D BL-EDTA

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Royal Blue (EDTA Trace Metal tube
Specimen: 6 mL whole blood (0.5 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Stability: 28 Days Room Temperature, Refrigerated or Frozen
Patient Preparation: High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to interfere with most metals tests. If either gadolinium- or iodine-containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen should not be collected for 96 hours.

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

28 Days Room Temperature, Refrigerated or Frozen
Patient Preparation: High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to interfere with most metals tests. If either gadolinium- or iodine-containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen

Methodology

Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Days Performed

Performing Laboratories

Mayo Medical Laboratories

CPT

83018
LOINC Code: 5743-0

PDM

2059790

Results

Result Interpretation

Forms