Zinc Level Build info

Synonyms

• ZINC
• ZN
• LAB581

Short Name

ZINC

Procedure Master Number

LAB581

Procedure ID

64479

Clinical Info

 
Monitor exposure to zinc; evaluate suspected nutritional inadequacy, especially in enteral or parental nutrition, critically ill or burn patients; cases of diabetes or delayed wound healing; growth retardation; follow therapy, for example when higher intravenous zinc doses are used to balance excessive ongoing GI losses in long-term total parenteral nutrition; follow oral zinc therapy in Wilson's disease; confirm acrodermatitis enteropathica and follow therapy
 

Specimen Type

Blood

Container

Dark Blue Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Royal blue-top (EDTA) tube or royal blue-top tube without EDTA
Specimen: 1 mL plasma(preferred) or serum ( 0.4 mL min)
Collection: Separate serum from cells within 45 minutes of collection, and transfer to a certified metal-free transport tube

Note: Separate serum from cells within 45 minutes of collection and transfer to a plastic transport tube. Plasma may be separated immediately and transferred to a plastic transport tube.

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

28 Days Room Temperature, Refrigerated or Frozen

Methodology

Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Days Performed

TAT 3 - 5 Days

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp of America

CPT

84630
 
LONIC code: 5763-8

PDM

5902800

Results