Arsenic, Total Inorganic, Urine Random

Test Code

ORDER MISC 0468U

Alias/See Also

Arsine
Non-dietary Arsenic
Total Speciated Inorganic Arsenic

Includes

Arsenic, Total Inorganic
Arsenic, Total Inorganic (Creatinine corrected)
Creatinine

Preferred Specimen

Urine

Patient Preparation
Avoid seafood consumption for 48 hours prior to sample collection

Minimum Volume

2 mL minimum
4mL preferred

Instructions

Unpreserved urine should be refrigerated immediately and analyzed within 1 week of collection. Acceptable preservatives include: Trace Metal Free Hydrochloric Acid or Nitric Acid (0.1 mL of 12M acid/10 mL urine). Avoid exposure to gadolinium-based contrast media for 48 hours prior to sample collection. Avoid seafood consumption for 48 hours prior to sample collection.

Transport Container

Plastic container (Acid washed or Trace metal-free), Plastic container (preservative-free)

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Room Temperature: 5 day(s)
Refrigerated: 28 day(s)
Frozen (-20 °C): 28 day(s)

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Received Room Temperature.

Methodology
Colorimetry (C)

Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS

Report Available

8 days (If Positive: 12 days)

Reference Range

Arsenic, Total Inorganic Reporting Limit 11 mcg/L
Arsenic, Total Inorganic (Creatinine corrected) mcg/g Creat
Creatinine Reporting Limit 100 mg/L

Clinical Significance

Exposure Monitoring/Investigation

Performing Laboratory
NMS

Last Updated: December 27, 2023

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