88190:SILICON (Si)
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Inductively Coupled Plasma / Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP/AES) |
| Edit Date: |
1/11/2010 |
| Performed: |
Wenesday |
| Released: |
24-48 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab |
| CPT Code: |
84285-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 6 mL royal blue top trace element serum tube. Also acceptable: 6 mL royal blue top trace element K2 (EDTA) tube. |
| Handling: |
Immediately centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic vial (do not use glass). |
| Stability: |
14 days ambient, 14 days refrigerated, or 14 days frozen. |
| Standard Volume: |
2 mL serum or plasma. |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.5 mL serum or plasma. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
| Comments: |
This test is to monitor exposure level, and is not an antibody panel. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Glass container; use of tube other than specified. |
