Arsenic, Whole Blood

Diagnostic Use

Blood arsenic is rapidly cleared from the blood (<6 hours).
Use only for acute or very recent exposure. Urine arsenic is the sample of choice for occupational monitoring or more than 8 hours exposure.

DO NOT use for occupational exposure.

Department

Lipids/Trace Metals

Delphic Registration Code

BAS

Laboratory Handling

Laboratory

Gross haemolysis OK, gross lipemia OK, gross icterus OK

Test Adds

Ambient 28 days, refrigerated (preferred) 28 days, frozen 28 days

Turnaround Time

5 days

Test Code

8876

Specimen Type

• Whole Blood

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• Trace Element (Royal Blue Cap)

Acceptable

• EDTA (Lavender Cap)

Preferred Sample Volume (ml)

6

No of Samples Required

1

Paediatric Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• Trace Element (Royal Blue Cap)

Acceptable

• EDTA (Lavender Cap)

Preferred Sample Volume (ml)

2

Minimum Sample Volume (ml)

1

Aliquot Instructions

Sample Type

• Whole Blood

Minimum Volume (ml)

1

Transport to Lab

Chilled (2 - 8 degrees Celsius)

Additional Referral/Aliquot Information

Do not separate

Interpretation

Use only for acute or very recent exposure. Urine arsenic is the sample of choice for occupational monitoring or more than 8 hours exposure.

Reference Intervals

<120 nmol/L

To convert arsenic from nmol/l to ug/L multiply by 0.075

For example, 100 nmol/l = 7.5 nmol/L

Test Method

ICP-MS

Non-Funded Test Cost

$66.34 (Exclusive of GST)

Billing Code

8876

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