Arsenic, Blood ARSENIC

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Arsenic, Blood

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Not Orderable

EPIC Order Name

Arsenic, Blood

Clinical Info

 
Monitor recent or acute exposure to arsenic
 

Specimen Type

Blood

Container

Dark Blue Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Royal-blue top (EDTA) trace element blood containing EDTA as an anticoagulant
      Green top (heparin) tube is not acceptable.
Specimen: 2 mL Plasma  (minimum volume: 0.6 mL)
Submit is a Metal Free Aliquot Tube

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

3 Days Room Temperature
14 Days Refrigerated
14 Days Frozen

Methodology

Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Days Performed

TAT: 4-8 days

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp of America

CPT

82175
LOINC: 5585-5

PDM

5911130

Result Interpretation

Physiologic arsenic concentrations in unexposed individuals are usually <10 ng/mL; however, the total arsenic concentration may be markedly increased after dietary consumption of seafood.

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