Copper, Serum COPP
| Method(s) | Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry | ||||||||||||||||
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| Specimen Required | |||||||||||||||||
| Collect | One 6 mL royal blue (no additive), royal blue (K2EDTA) or royal blue (NaEDTA) |
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| Transport | 2 mL serum or plasma at 20-25°C. (Min: 0.5 mL) ** SUBMIT SPECIMEN IN A TRACE ELEMENT-FREE TRANSPORT TUBE ** |
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| Remarks | ** SPECIAL HANDLING **
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| Stability | Ambient: Indefinitely; Refrigerated: Indefinitely; Frozen: Indefinitely |
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| Unacceptable Conditions | Specimens collected in containers other than specified. Specimens transported in containers other than specified. |
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| Schedule | Daily | ||||||||||||||||
| Billing Code | 5010022 | ||||||||||||||||
| CPTCode | 82525 | ||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Diet, medication, and nutritional supplements may introduce interfering substances. Patients should be encouraged to discontinue nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals, and non-essential over-the-counter medications (upon the advice of their physician). |
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