Specimen Requirements
Title
Nickel, Serum/Plasma
Specimen Requirement
Collect dark blue no additive or dark blue EDTA, promptly centrifuge and transfer 2 mL serum/plasma to a screw top transport tube. Indicate sample type on transport tube and send.
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Stability
Room temp: 30 days, Refrigerated: 30 days, Frozen: 30 days
Reference Range
By report*
Turnaround
4-8 days
Clinical Use
Test Code
SNICK