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Patient Preparation: High concentrations of gadolinium, iodine, and barium are known to interfere with most metals tests. If gadolinium-, iodine-, or barium-containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen should not be collected for at least 96 hours.
Supplies:
-Metal Free B-D Tube (No Additive), 6 mL (T184)
-Metal Free Specimen Vial (T173)
Collection Container/Tube: 6-mL Plain, royal blue-top Vacutainer plastic trace element blood collection tube
Submission Container/Tube: 7-mL Metal-free, screw-capped, polypropylene vial
Specimen Volume: 0.8 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. Allow the specimen to clot for 30 minutes after collection; then centrifuge the specimen to separate serum from the cellular fraction. Serum must be removed from cellular fraction within 4 hours of specimen collection. Avoid hemolysis.
2. Remove the stopper. Carefully pour specimen into a metal-free, polypropylene vial, avoiding transfer of the cellular components of blood. Do not insert a pipet into the serum to accomplish transfer, and do not ream the specimen with a wooden stick to assist with serum transfer.
3. See Trace Metals Analysis Specimen Collection and Transport in Special Instructions for complete instructions.
If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send a General Request (T239) with the specimen.
Gross hemolysis | Reject |
Gross lipemia | OK |
Gross icterus | Reject |
Specimen Type | Temperature | Time | Special Container |
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Serum | Refrigerated (preferred) | 28 days | METAL FREE |
Ambient | 28 days | METAL FREE | |
Frozen | 28 days | METAL FREE |