Fluoride, serum/plasma-994
Test info
Fluoride, serum/plasma
994
LAB994
MSO
Monitor exposure to fluoride
Specimen
Serum, metal free
3.0 mL
1.1 mL
- Allow sample to clot
- Spin
- Carefully pour serum into a Metal free transfer vial/tube, labelled as serum, within two (2) hours of sample collection
Plasma, metal free
Immediatley following collection, mix sample thoroughly by gently inverting 8 - 10, times to prevent clotting
- Spin
- Carefully pour plasma into a Metal free transfer vial/tube, labelled as EDTA plasma, within two (2) hours of sample collection
Ambient (preferred) – 7 days
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 14 days
Freeze/thaw cycles - stable x 1
Performance
LabCorp (833851): R-NX
Tu, Th
3 - 4 days
Ion-selective electrode (ISE) potentiometry
Clinical and Interpretive info
Environmental exposure: <0.2 mg/L
Billing
82735
Tracking
08/23/2021
10/21/2024
06/06/2023