Why book with us?
-
Free and On Schedule Sample Collection
-
24/7 Service
-
Affordable
-
Quick and Accurate Reports
Test Description not updated
4 mL (2 mL min.) Whole blood in 1 metal free Royal Blue Top (K2EDTA) tube available from TrueMedix. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Patient should avoid mineral supplements, Vitamin B12 or Vitamin B Complex 3 days prior to specimen collection. Use powderless gloves during specimen collection. If Gadolinium or Iodine containing contrast media has been administered, the specimen should not be collected for 96 hours.
ICPMS
Sample Daily by 6 pm; Report 2 days
Cobalt is widely distributed in the environment and used in the manufacture of hard alloys which are component of joint prosthesis devices. Cobalt salts are also used in the glass and pigment industry. This assay is used to detect Cobalt toxicity and to monitor metallic prosthetic implantware.
NULL
Patient should avoid mineral supplements, Vitamin B12 or Vitamin B Complex 3 days prior to specimen collection. If Gadolinium or Iodine containing contrast media has been administered, the specimen should not be collected for 96 hours.