Heavy Metals Screen, Mayo, RefLab
Alternate Names
Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury
SoftLab Order Code
HMDB
Epic Order Name
LAB4426
Epic Order ID
LAB4426
Tests Included
Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury
Laboratory
Reference Lab
Sample Type
Whole blood
Collection Container
Royal Blue EDTA
Collecting Volume
1.0 mL
Minimum Collecting Volume
0.5 mL
Storage or Stability
Refrigerated - stable ambient 28 days
Patient Preparation
High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to potentially interfere with most inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry-based metal tests. If either gadolinium- or iodine-containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen should not be collected for 96 hours.
Instructions