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Test Code WBCO Cobalt, Blood

Important Note

Diet, medication and nutritional supplements may introduce interferring substances. Patients should be encouraged to  discontinue nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals, and non-essential over the counter medications (upon the advice of their physician).

Specimen Volume

Minimum volume 0.5mL. 

Preferred Specimen

Royal Blue (K2EDTA or Na2EDTA)

Specimen Handling Instructions

If the specimen is drawn and stored in the appropriate conatiner, the trace element values do not change with time.

Unacceptable: Heparin anticoagulent and frozen specimens.

Transport

Transport 7mL whole blood in the original collection tube at room temperature. (Ambient preferred, refigerated is acceptable.)

Department

Test performed by ARUP Laboratory.

Methodology

Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry