Specimen Requirements
Title
MERCURY, BLOOD
Specimen Requirement
Draw blood in a DARK BLUE EDTA tube. Send 4.0 mL blood refrigerated in original tube.
ALTERNATE SPECIMEN/WHOLE BLOOD: DARK BLUE HEPARIN
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry
Stability
Room Temp 5 days; Refrigerated 7 days
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
3-6 days, Performed: Tue, Thur, Sat
Clinical Use
Monitor exposure to mercury
Test Code
SMERW