COPPER
Name: COPPER
Mnemonic: COP
Container: ACID WASHED PLASTIC SCREW-CAP VIAL IN TRACE ELEMENT
COLLECTION KIT.
Handling: 2 ML SERUM COLLECTED IN A NO ADDITIVE (ROYAL BLUE-TOP)
TRACE ELEMENT TUBE
INSTRUCTIONS:
DRAW VACUTAINER OF BLOOD. ALLOW SERUM OR PLASMA TO CLOT
IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. CENTRIFUGE AND POUR (DO NOT PIPETTE)
THE SERUM OR PLASMA INTO A METAL-FREE TUBE., 0.7 ML, ROOM TEMPERATURE, Refrigerated: 10 days, Frozen: 30 days
Methodology: ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY (AS)
Referred Lab: Quest
CPT: 82525
Department: Send-Out
Note: Set-Up: SUN, TUES-FRI