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

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 occucpational monitoring or more than 8 hours exposure

Reference Intervals

<120 nmol/L

to convert arsenic from nmol/l to ug/L multiply br 0.075

for example 100 nmol/l = 7.5 nmol/L

Test Method

ICP-MS

Non-Funded Test Cost

$63.48 (Exclusive of GST)

Billing Code

8876

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