Copper, Serum, Mayo, RefLab
Alternate Names
Cu, Kayser-Fleischer Ring, Wilson's Disease
SoftLab Order Code
CUS1
Epic Order Name
Copper, Serum, Mayo, RefLab
Epic Order ID
LAB4315
Laboratory
Reference Lab
Sample Type
Serum
Collection Container
Dark Blue Top (PLAIN)
Collecting Volume
1.6 mL
Minimum Collecting Volume
0.5 mL
Storage or Stability
Refrigerated
Patient Preparation
High concentrations of gadolinium, iodine, and barium are known to potentially interfere with most inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry-based metal tests. If either gadolinium-, iodine-, and barium containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen should not be collected for 96 hours.
Instructions
1. Allow the specimen to clot for 30 minutes; then centrifuge the specimen to separate serum from the cellular fraction.
2. Remove the stopper. Carefully pour serum into metal-free, polypropylene vial, avoiding transfer of the cellular components of blood. Do not insert a pipet into the serum to accomplish transfer, and do not ream the specimen with a wooden stick to assist with serum transfer.