Zinc Plasma ZINC

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Zinc Level, Plasma

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Zinc Level, Plasma

EPIC Order Name

Zinc Level

Clinical Info

 
Monitor exposure to zinc; evaluate suspected nutritional inadequacy, especially in enteral or parental nutrition, critically ill or burn patients; cases of diabetes or delayed wound healing; growth retardation; follow therapy, for example when higher intravenous zinc doses are used to balance excessive ongoing GI losses in long-term total parenteral nutrition; follow oral zinc therapy in Wilson's disease; confirm acrodermatitis enteropathica and follow therapy
 

Specimen Type

Blood

Container

Dark Blue Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Royal blue-top (EDTA) tube or royal blue-top tube without EDTA
Specimen: 1 mL plasma(preferred) or serum ( 0.4 mL min)
Collection: Separate serum from cells within 45 minutes of collection, and transfer to a certified metal-free transport tube

Note: Separate serum from cells within 45 minutes of collection and transfer to a plastic transport tube. Plasma may be separated immediately and transferred to a plastic transport tube.

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

28 Days Room Temperature, Refrigerated or Frozen

Methodology

Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Days Performed

TAT 3 - 5 Days

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp of America

CPT

84630
 
LONIC code: 5763-8

PDM

5902800

Result Interpretation

Age	Male	Female
0 to 2 m	50–123	50–123
3 to 4 m	44–133	51–124
5 to 10 m	49–134	49–134
≥11 m	44–115	44–115

Chronic oral zinc supplementation interferes with copper absorption and may precipitate copper deficiency. Albumin is the primary zinc binding protein: zinc levels should be interpreted with awareness of serum albumin level.

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