Selenium, RBC : 17133

SELERB or 17133

Collection Instructions: Carefully clean skin prior to venipuncture. Avoid worksite collection. Avoid hemolysis. Use the royal blue-topped "Trace-Metal" evacuated tube, which is available with EDTA, heparin or with no additives.

Preferred: 2 mL whole blood collected in an EDTA (royal blue-top) tube in trace-element collection system or sodium heparin (royal blue-top) tube in trace-element free with green band or EDTA (lavender-top) or sodium heparin (green-top) tube
   
Minimum: 1 mL
   
Alternative: Whole blood collected in: EDTA (lavender-top) tube or sodium heparin trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube

Refrigerated.

Room temperature: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: Unacceptable

Tuesday, Friday, Saturday

1-4 days

Laboratory test results should always be considered in the context of clinical observations. This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by med fusion. It has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration  (FDA). The FDA has determined that such clearance or approval is not necessary. This test is used for clinical purposes. It should not be regarded as investigational for research. This laboratory is certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments  of 1988 (CLIA) as qualified to perform high complexity clinical laboratory testing.

120-300 mcg/L

To determine concentration of Selenium in patient red blood cells.  This information can be used to determine if patient has normal, deficient or toxic levels of selenium which can be directly correlated to possible disease states and/or nutritional health of patient.