Cobalt Plasma COBALT

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Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name	Cobalt, Plasma
Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name	Cobalt, Plasma
EPIC Order Name	Cobalt
Clinical Info	Monitor industrial exposure to cobalt
Specimen Type	Blood
Specimen Volume	2.0 mL plasma (0.6 mL min)
Container	D BL-EDTA
Collection Instructions	Container/Tube: Royal blue-top (EDTA) tube Specimen: 2.0 mL plasma (0.6 mL min) Transport Temperature: Room Temperature Stability: 14 Days Room, Refrigerated or Frozen NOTE: Separate plasma immediately after collection into metal-free plastic transport tube.
Transport Instructions	Room Temperature
Specimen Stability	14 Days Room, Refrigerated or Frozen NOTE: Separate plasma immediately after collection into metal-free plastic transport tube.
Methodology	Inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Days Performed
Performing Laboratories	LabCorp of America
CPT	83018
PDM	5960135 , 5960135
Result Interpretation Environmental exposure <1.0 µg/L Occupational exposure BEI® (sampling time is end of shift at end of work week): 1.0 µg/L
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