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| Title | MERCURY, BLOOD |
| Specimen Requirement | <p>Draw blood in a <strong>DARK BLUE EDTA </strong>tube. Send 4.0 mL blood refrigerated in original tube.</p>
<p>ALTERNATE SPECIMEN/WHOLE BLOOD: DARK BLUE HEPARIN, LAVENDER EDTA</p> |
| Methodology | |
| Stability | Room Temp 5 days; Refrigerated 7 days |
| Reference Range | By Report* |
| Turnaround | 2-5 days -- Performed Tues, Thurs, Sat |
| Clinical Use | <p>Monitor exposure to mercury</p> |
| Test Code | SMERW |
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