Iodine
| Order Code: | IODUR |
| Epic Lab Code: | LAB7409 |
| Order Form: | A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req |
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
01250 PFP
356-3527
01250 PFP
356-3527
Specimen:
Random Urine
Collection Medium:
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| Yellow top conical tube (no additive) |
Minimum:
Preferred Minimum: 5 mL random urine
Absolute Minimum: 2 mL random urine
Absolute Minimum: 2 mL random urine
Turn Around
Time:
3 days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
0-15 years: Not established
> or = 16 years: 26-705 mcg/L
> or = 16 years: 26-705 mcg/L
Interpretive Data:
Daily urinary output <20 mcg/L suggest dietary deficiency.
Values >1000 mcg/L may indicate dietary excess, but more frequently suggest recent drug or contrast media exposure.
Values >1000 mcg/L may indicate dietary excess, but more frequently suggest recent drug or contrast media exposure.
Comments:
Administration of iodine-based contrast media and drugs containing
iodine, such as amiodarone, will yield elevated results.
Methodology:
Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
CPT Code:
83789