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Test Name:
Selenium, Serum or Plasma
- SBMF No:
44051 - Performance Lab Name:
ARUP Laboratories - Test Mnemonic:
SE S - ABN:
Not required - CPT Code:
84255 - LOINC Code:
5724-0 - Ref Lab Test No:
0025023 - Also Known As:
Se - Spec Type:
Serum - Spec Container:
Dark blue (royal) top tube (trace element-free - serum) provided in SBMF “Trace Metal Collection Kit” (order SBMF stock #7208) - Alt Spec Type:
Plasma - Alt Spec Container:
Dark blue (royal) top (trace element-free - EDTA) tube - Pref Vol:
2.0 mL - Min Vol:
0.5 mL - Fasting:
No - Spec Collect:
Do not use gel-barrier tubes for specimen collection
Routine venipuncture - Spec Process:
Serum sample tubes, clot 30 minutes
Promptly centrifuge 15 minutes
"Pour off" serum or plasma into the metal-free plastic vial provided in the SBMF "Trace Metal Collection Kit"
Do not use pipettes or wooden sticks to aid in specimen transfer - Spec Store Transport:
Room temperature - Spec Stability:
If collected and stored in the appropriate container, the trace element values do not change with time - Spec Reject:
Sample collected in gel-barrier tube
Sample not separated from red cells or clot within 6 hours of collection - Spec Remarks:
Centrifuge and pour off serum or plasma into a trace element-free transport tube
Do not allow serum or plasma to remain on cells - Methodology:
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS) - Clinical Significance:
Refer to:
- Reference Range:
23-190 µg/LNote:
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 the dark blue (royal) top tube (trace element-free - serum) provided in SBMF "Trace Metal Collection Kit" (order SBMF stock #7208). - Day Run:
Tue, Thu, Sat - Time Reported:
2-5 days - Test Type:
CHEMISTRY
