81640:BORON (B)
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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Methodology: |
Inductively Coupled Plasma / Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS) |
Edit Date: |
9/9/2010 |
Performed: |
Friday |
Released: |
24-48 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratoires’ reference lab |
CPT Code: |
83018-90 |
Specimen Collection Details |
Collection: |
One 6 mL royal blue trace element serum tube. Also acceptable: One royal blue top tace element K2 (EDTA) tube. |
Handling: |
Centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a metal-free plastic vial. Refrigerate. |
Stability: |
14 days ambient, 14 days refrigerated, or 14 days frozen. |
Standard Volume: |
2 mL serum or plasma |
Minimum Volume: |
2 mL serum or plasma |
Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
Comments: |
Useful for determining overexposure or poisining. |
Rejection Criteria: |
Glass container; gel separation tube (SST or PST). |