Aluminum ALUM

Synonyms
Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name	Aluminum, Serum
Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name	Aluminum, Serum
EPIC Order Name	Aluminum level
Clinical Info	Monitor patients for prior and ongoing exposure to aluminum
Specimen Type	Blood
Container	Dark Blue Top Tube
Collection Instructions	Container/Tube: Royal-blue top trace element EDTA blood collection tube or Royal blue without EDTA Specimen: 7mL serum or plasma ( 0.6 mL min) Transferred to a certified metal-free transport tube. Transport Temperature: Room Temperature
Transport Instructions	Room Temperature
Specimen Stability	14 Days Room Temperature, Refrigerated or Frozen
Methodology	Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS)
Days Performed	TAT: 3- 5 Days
Performing Laboratory	LabCorp of America
CPT	82108
PDM	5901725
Result Interpretation Environmental exposure: 0-9 µg/L Dialysis patients: <40 µg/L Potentially toxic: >60 µg/L Limitations Serum levels rise and fall after each dose of aluminum-containing phosphate binder or sucralfate. If renal function is normal, renal clearance of aluminum is prompt, with urine levels rising quickly after a course of aluminum-containing antacid is begun, and with levels persisting elevated for over a week. Urine levels rise after a dose of deferoxamine given for any reason. The degree of rise in serum aluminum after deferoxamine is regarded as reflecting total body aluminum burden. This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by LabCorp. It has not been cleared or approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
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