Heavy Metals, Blood HMET

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Heavy Metal Screen

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Heavy Metal Screen

EPIC Order Name

Heavy Metals Screen

Clinical Info

Monitor exposure to arsenic, lead, mercury, and cadmium

Specimen Type

Blood

Container

Royal blue top (EDTA) trace metal collection tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Royal blue top (EDTA) trace metal collection tube
Specimen: Full tube ( 1.1 mL min volume)
Additional Information: Patient should avoid seafood and red wine 72 hours prior to collection.

Transport Instructions

Room Temperature

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
Profile Include:    Arsenic
                                 Lead
                                 Cadmium
                                 Mercury
 

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp of America

CPT

82175-Arsenic
82300-Cadmium
83655-Lead
83825-Mercury

PDM

5903970

Result Interpretation

See Report

Forms