Copper Build info

Synonyms

• COPPER, SERUM
• CU
• LAB817

Short Name

COPPER, SERUM

Procedure Master Number

LAB817

Procedure ID

64717

Clinical Info

It is used, along with serum ceruloplasmin and urine copper, to test for Wilson's disease and (more often) in monitoring the nutritional adequacy of parenteral or enteral nutrition, especially when copper deficiency may be suspected because of ongoing gastrointestinal losses of the element (see table). The test is done in suspected copper toxicity in premature infants when they are acutely ill and may not be able to assimilate the copper in their prescribed nutrition; in acute copper intoxications; or in “Indian childhood cirrhosis,” an illness not limited to Indian children.

Specimen Type

Blood

Container

Dark Blue Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Royal blue-top (EDTA) tube or royal blue-top without EDTA
Specimen: 1 mL plasma or serum (0.2 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Room temperature
Stability: 14 days Room Temperature, Refrigerated or Frozen

Note: Plasma or serum may be separated within 45 minutes of collection and transferred to a certified metal-free transport tube

Transport Instructions

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

14 days Room Temperature, Refrigerated or Frozen

Note: Plasma or serum may be separated within 45 minutes of collection and transferred to a certified metal-free transport tube

Methodology

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

Days Performed

Monday through Saturday

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp of America

CPT

82525
 
LOINC Code: 5631-7

PDM

5900490

Results