Specimen Requirements

Title

Nickel, Serum/Plasma

Specimen Requirement

Collect dark blue no additive or dark blue EDTA, promptly centrifuge and transfer 2 mL serum/plasma to an acid-washed or trace metal-free screw top transport tube. Indicate sample type on transport tube and send.

Methodology

Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)

Stability

Room temp: 30 days, Refrigerated: 30 days, Frozen: 30 days

Reference Range

By report*

Turnaround

4-8 days

Clinical Use

Test Code

SNICK