Heavy Metals Random Urine HMETRU

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Heavy Metals Screen, Random Urine

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Heavy Metals Random Urine

Clinical Info

Preferred screening test for detection of arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead in random urine specimens
If the total arsenic concentration is 10 mcg/L or greater, then speciation will be performed at an additional charge.

Specimen Type

Urine

Container

Urine Cntr

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Clean, plastic urine container with no metal cap or glued insert
Specimen: 6 mL Random urine ( 3 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Stability: 7 Days Refrigerated or Frozen
Patient Preparation:
-Patient should not eat seafood for a 48-hour period prior to
start of collection.
-High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to
interfere with most metals tests. If either gadolinium- or
iodine-containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen
should not be collected for 96 hours.

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

7 Days Refrigerated or Frozen
Patient Preparation:
-Patient should not eat seafood for a 48-hour period prior to
start of collection.
-High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to
interfere with most metals tests. If either gadolinium- or

Methodology

Arsenic, Lead, Mercury and Cadmium: Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass
Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
Creatinine: Enzymatic Colorimetric Assay

Days Performed

TAT: 2 - 5 Days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Medical Labdratores

CPT

82175
82300
83825
83655
82570
LOINC Code: 29589-9

PDM

1459882

Result Interpretation

ARSENIC/CREATININE
0-17 years:	not established
> or = 18 years:	<24 mcg/g creatinine

CADMIUM CREATININE
0-17 years:	not established
> or = 18 years:	<0.6 mcg/g creatinine

MERCURY/CREATININE
0-17 years:	not established
> or = 18 years:	<2 mcg/g creatinine

LEAD/CREATININE
0-17 years:	not established
> or = 18 years:	<2 mcg/g creatinine

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