Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

RBC Magnesium

Synonyms

  • LAB104
  • MAGNESIUM, RBC
  • MG
  • RED BLOOD CELL

Cerner Name

Magnesium RBC

Clinical Info

Evaluate magnesium deficiency

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

Blood

Container

D BL-EDTA

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Dark Blue top (EDTA) tube(s)
Specimen: 1.0 mL packed red blood cells in metal free vial (0.2 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated

Collection Instructions: Centrifuge to separate plasma from RBC's and discard plasma.
Transfer RBC's to a metal free plastic transfer vial.

Specimen Volume

1.0 mL packed red blood cells in metal free vial (0.2 mL min)

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

14 Days Room Temperature or Refirgerated
 

Methodology

Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS); inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS)

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp

CPT

83735
 
LONIC Code:  26746-8

PDM

5900945

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
MAGNESIUM, RBC MGRBC MAGNESIUM, RBC Magnesium, RBC

Result Interpretation

3.7 - 7.0  mg/dL   Update effective 10/30/23
 

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by LabCorp. It has not been cleared or approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
 

Forms
LAB104 build edit