Manganese, Blood QMANGB
| Method(s) | Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS) |
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| Specimen Required | |
| Collect | One 5 mL royal blue (EDTA) top tube. Also acceptable: royal blue (sodium heparin) top tube. |
| Transport | 2 mL whole blood refrigerated (Min: 1 mL). * Collection Instructions *
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| Stability | Ambient: 4 hours Refrigerated: 14 days Frozen: 60 days |
| Unacceptable Conditions | Sodium heparin tan (lead-free) top tube |
| Schedule | Tue, Fri (10:00 am); report available: 1-5 days |
| CPTCode | 83785 |
| Notes | Performing Laboratory-Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute |
| Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
| Reference Interval | |
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4.2-16.5 mcg/L |
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