Zinc 24 Hr Urine ZINC24

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Zinc, Urine 24 Hour

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Zinc, Urine 24 Hour

EPIC Order Name

24 Hour Urine, Zinc

Clinical Info

Zinc measurements are used to detect and monitor industrial, dietary, and accidental exposure to zinc. Also, zinc measurements may be used to evaluate health and monitor response to treatment.

Specimen Type

Urine

Specimen Volume

Submit an entire 24-hour urine collection. or
7 mL well-mixed unpreserved urine from 24 hr collection (3mL min) in acid-washed metal free container.

Container

Acid Washed Metal Free Container without Preservative

Collection Instructions

Collect without preservative and transport in a plastic, acid-washed or metal-free container
 Random urine is not acceptable

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

5 Days Room Temperature
14 Days Refrigerated
30 Days Frozen

Methodology

Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Days Performed

Monday - Saturday 

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly

CPT

84630

PDM

5902811

Result Interpretation

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