Zinc Plasma ZINC

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Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name	Zinc Level, Plasma
Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name	Zinc Level, Plasma
Clinical Info	Monitor exposure to zinc; evaluate suspected nutritional inadequacy, especially in enteral or parental nutrition, critically ill or burn patients; cases of diabetes or delayed wound healing; growth retardation; follow therapy, for example when higher intravenous zinc doses are used to balance excessive ongoing GI losses in long-term total parenteral nutrition; follow oral zinc therapy in Wilson's disease; confirm acrodermatitis enteropathica and follow therapy
Specimen Type	Blood
Container	Dark Blue Top Tube
Collection Instructions	Container/Tube: Royal blue-top (EDTA) tube or royal blue-top tube without EDTA Specimen: 2mL plasma(preferred) or serum ( 0.6 mL min) Transport Temperature: Refrigerated Stability: 14 Days at Room Temperature, Refrigerated or Frozen Collection: Separate serum from cells within 45 minutes of collection, and transfer to a certified metal-free transport tube Note: Separate serum from cells within 45 minutes of collection and transfer to a plastic transport tube. Plasma may be separated immediately and transferred to a plastic transport tube.
Transport Instructions	Refrigerated
Specimen Stability	14 Days at Room Temperature, Refrigerated or Frozen Collection: Separate serum from cells within 45 minutes of collection, and transfer to a certified metal-free transport tube Note: Separate serum from cells within 45 minutes of collection and trans
Methodology	Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
Days Performed	Monday through Saturday TAT 4 - 5 Days
Performing Laboratory	LabCorp of America
CPT	84630 LONIC code: 5763-8
PDM	5902800
Result Interpretation Environmental exposure: 56−134 μg/dL Note: Chronic oral zinc supplementation interferes with copper absorption and may precipitate copper deficiency. Albumin is the primary zinc binding protein: zinc levels should be interpreted with awareness of serum albumin level.
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