Copper, RBC CURBC

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Copper, RBC

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Copper, RBC

EPIC Order Name

RBC Copper

Clinical Info

May be useful for exposure monitoring or investigation. Copper concentrations in red blood cells (RBCs) reflect the intracellular stores and general homeostasis of copper.

Specimen Type

Specimen Volume

Container

Dark Blue Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube; Navy blue EDTA Tube
Specimen: 2 mL RBC's (0.6 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Room Temperature
Specimen Preparation: Centrifuge whole blood and separate RBCs from plasma within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 2 mL RBCs to Trace Element-Free Transport Tube

Transport Instructions

Specimen Stability

14 Days Room Temperature or Refrigerated
Unacceptable Frozen

Methodology

Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

ARUP Laboratories

CPT

82525
LOINC Code: 5630-9

PDM

225708

Result Interpretation

Forms