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IODINE, SERUM OR PLASMA
Test Code70034
CPT Codes
83789
Preferred Specimen
"Serum or plasma
0.5 mL"
0.5 mL"
Minimum Volume
0.4 mL
Instructions
"Submit original unopened tube or serum or plasma removed from a royal blue-top tube.
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Transport Container
"Royal blue-top (EDTA) tube or royal blue-top tube without EDTA
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Transport Temperature
room temp
Specimen Stability
"Room temperature---14 days
Refrigerated---14 days
Frozen---14 days
Freeze/thaw cycles---Stable x3"
Refrigerated---14 days
Frozen---14 days
Freeze/thaw cycles---Stable x3"
Methodology
"Inductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS) "
Reference Range
"40.0-92.0 µg/L
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Clinical Significance
"Monitor exposure to iodine; evaluate for iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs), excessive iodine intake, or iodine in the workplace
IDDS by Age Group
Age Groups
Health Consequences of Iodine Deficiency
Zimmerman MB. Iodine deficiency. Endocrine Reviews. The Endocrine Society. 2009; 30:376-408.
All ages
Goiter
Increased susceptibility of the thyroid gland to nuclear radiation
Fetus
Abortion
Stillbirth
Congenital anomalies
Perinatal mortality
Neonates
Infant mortality
Endemic cretinism
Children and adolescents
Impaired mental function
Delayed physical development
Adults
Impaired mental function
Reduced work productivity
Toxic nodular goiter; iodine-induced hyperthyroidism
Increased occurrence of hypothyroidism in moderate-to-severe iodine deficiency; decreased occurrence of hypothyroidism in mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency
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IDDS by Age Group
Age Groups
Health Consequences of Iodine Deficiency
Zimmerman MB. Iodine deficiency. Endocrine Reviews. The Endocrine Society. 2009; 30:376-408.
All ages
Goiter
Increased susceptibility of the thyroid gland to nuclear radiation
Fetus
Abortion
Stillbirth
Congenital anomalies
Perinatal mortality
Neonates
Infant mortality
Endemic cretinism
Children and adolescents
Impaired mental function
Delayed physical development
Adults
Impaired mental function
Reduced work productivity
Toxic nodular goiter; iodine-induced hyperthyroidism
Increased occurrence of hypothyroidism in moderate-to-severe iodine deficiency; decreased occurrence of hypothyroidism in mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency
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