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Boron, Blood
Test Code3356
Preferred Specimen
Royal Blue Top
Minimum Volume
0.6 mL
Instructions
Immediately transfer sample to an acid-washed plastic screw-cap vial. Submit in a container with a non-heparin based anticoagulant.
Transport Container
EDTA trace metal-free (royal blue-top) plastic tube
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Clotted blood specimens • Glass containers • Sodium heparin (green-top) tube • Lithium heparin (light green-top) tube • Sodium heparin trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube • Sodium heparin (tan-top) glass tube
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry
Setup Schedule
Mon, Wed, Fri
Reference Range
See Laboratory Report
Clinical Significance
Exposure monitoring/investigation
