Lead, Capillary, Blood, Mayo, RefLab
Alternate Names
Fingerstick lead level, heel stick lead level
SoftLab Order Code
PBDC
Epic Order Name
Lead, Capillary, Blood, Mayo, RefLab
Epic Order ID
LAB4377
Laboratory
Reference Lab
Sample Type
Whole Blood (EDTA)
Collection Container
Lavender (EDTA) Capillary Tube
Collecting Volume
0.4 mL
Minimum Collecting Volume
0.1 mL
Storage or Stability
Refrigerated (stable ambient 28 days)
Causes for Rejection
Clotted blood. Opened container
Patient Preparation
High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to potentially interfere with most inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry-based metal testing. If either gadolinium- or iodine-containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen should not be collected for 96 hour.
Instructions
This specimen container cannot be opened or used for any other testing before shipping.