Ordering Guidance

If testing is needed on a capillary specimen, order PBDC / Lead, Capillary, with Demographics, Blood.

Specimen Required

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:

-Metal Free B-D Tube (EDTA), 6 mL (T183)

-Metal Free B-D Tube (EDTA), 3 mL (T989)

Container/Tube:

Preferred: Royal blue-top BD Vacutainer Plus with EDTA (6 mL) blood collection tube

Acceptable: Royal blue-top BD vacutainer with EDTA blood collection tube (3 mL)

Specimen Volume: 2 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. See Metals Analysis Specimen Collection and Transport  for complete instructions.

2. Send whole blood specimen in original tube. Do not aliquot.