The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Selenium
Order Code: SES
Epic Lab Code: LAB4036
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen:
 
Serum or Plasma
Collection Medium:
Royal Blue top tube; serum, no additive 


Alternate
Collection Media:


Royal Blue K2 EDTA tube


Minimum:


Preferred Minimum:  2.0 mL serum or plasma from Royal Blue (no 
additive) tube or Royal Blue EDTA
Adult and Pediatric Absolute Mimimum:  0.5 mL serum or plasma from 
Royal Blue (no additive) tube or Royal Blue EDTA


Rejection Criteria:


Gel separator tubes


Analytic Time:


4 working days


Reference Range:


23 - 190 mcg/L


Comments:


Specimen must be drawn in special (no additive) royal blue trace metal 
tube available from Specimen Control, 6240 RCP.


Test
Limitations:


Elevated results from noncertified trace element-free tubes may be due 
to contamination.  Elevated concentrations of trace elements in serum 
should be confirmed with a second specimen collected in a trace 
element-free tube, such as royal blue sterile tube (no additive).


Methodology:


Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry


CPT Code:


84255




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Updated: 08/06/2009

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