94590:BARIUM (Ba), SERUM
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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Methodology: |
wInductively coupled Plasma (ICP) / Mass Spectrometry (MS) |
Edit Date: |
4/26/2010 |
Performed: |
Tuesday |
Released: |
24-48 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab |
Specimen Collection Details |
Collection: |
One 6 mL royal blue top trace element serum tube. Also acceptable: One royal blue top trace element K2 (EDTA) tube. |
Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum into a plastic vial. |
Stability: |
14 days ambient, 14 days refrigerated, or 14 days frozen. |
Standard Volume: |
1 mL serum or plasma |
Minimum Volume: |
0.5 mL serum or plasma |
Transport: |
Refrigerated |
Comments: |
Plasma is acceptable for exposure monitoring, but not preferred. |
Rejection Criteria: |
Use of SST or PST. |