Thallium, serum or plasma-994
Test info
Thallium, serum or plasma
994
LAB994
MSO
Evaluate exposure to thallium
Urine is the preferred specimen for assessment of thallium exposure
Specimen
Serum, metal free
2.0 mL
0.5 mL
- Allow the specimen to clot
- Spin
- Carefully pour the serum into a Metal free transfer vial/tube, labelled as serum, within two hours of specimen collection.
ETDA plasma, metal free
Immediatley following collection, mix sample thoroughly by gently inverting 8 - 10, times to prevent clotting
- Spin to separate the plasma from the cells
- Carefully pour the plasma into a Metal free transfer vial/tube, labelled as EDTA plasma, within two hours of specimen collection
Ambient (preferred) - 3 days
Refrigerated - OK
Frozen - OK
- Use of non-metal-free collection or aliquot tubes
Performance
MedTox Laboratories Inc (60297) via LabCorp (811687): R-NX
As needed; at least every other day
7 days
Inductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Clinical and Interpretive info
< 5.0 ng/mL
Thallium concentrations greater than 300 ng/ml are consistent with acute toxicity.
Billing
83018
Result 5744-8
Tracking
05/23/2019
04/12/2022
06/06/2023