Manganese
Order Code: MNS
Epic Lab Code: LAB3540
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Whole Blood
Collection Medium:
Royal Blue K2 EDTA tube
Minimum:
Adult Preferred = 7 mL whole blood, royal blue K2 EDTA tube. Absolute Minimum = 0.5 mL whole blood, royal blue K2 EDTA tube.
Rejection Criteria:
Heparin anticoagulant.
Specimen Instructions:
Diet, medication, and nutritional supplements may introduce interfering substances. Patients should be encouraged to discontinue nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals, nonessential over-the-counter medications (upon the advice of their physician).
Analytic Time:
5 working days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
4.2 - 16.5 mcg/L
Comments:
Royal Blue trace metal tube available from Clinical Pathology Core Laboratory, 6240 RCP.
Methodology:
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry
CPT Code:
83785