Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Selenium, Serum Build info

Synonyms

  • SELENIUM, SERUM
  • SELENIUM LEVEL, PLASMA
  • LAB579

Short Name

SELENIUM SERUM

Procedure Master Number

LAB579

Procedure ID

64477

Clinical Info

This Test is used to Monitor selenium deficiency and occupational exposure

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Dark Blue Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Royal-blue top (EDTA) or Royal-blue without EDTA trace element blood collection tube
Specimen: 2 mL EDTA Plasma or Serum (0.6 mL min) in metal-free plastic transport tube
Transport Temperature: Room Temperature
Stability: 28 Days Room Temperature
               28 Days Refrigerated
               28 Days Frozen

Transport Instructions

Room Temperature

Specimen Stability

28 Days Room Temperature
28 Days Refrigerated
28 Days Frozen

Methodology

Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Days Performed

Monday through Saturday

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp of America

CPT

84255
 
LOINC Code:  5724-0

PDM

 5901181

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
SELENIUM LEVEL, PLASMA SELLEVPLSM SELENIUM LEV PLASMA Selenium Level, Plasma