Specimen Required

***This specimen container cannot be opened or used for any other testing before shipping.***

Patient Preparation: High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to potentially interfere with most inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry-based metal tests. If either gadolinium- or iodine-containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen should not be collected for 96 hours.

Supplies:

-Greiner Bio-One VACUETTE TUBE 6 mL NH Trace Elements Sodium Heparin tube (T819)

-Metal Free Specimen Vial (T173)

Container/Tube: Greiner Bio-One VACUETTE TUBE 6 mL NH Trace Elements Sodium Heparin tube

Specimen Volume: 1 mL

Collection Instructions: See Metals Analysis Specimen Collection and Transport for complete instructions.