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Test Code FBROM Bromine - Total, Blood


Specimen Required


***Must submit one specimen per order. Specimens cannot be shared between multiple orders.***

Specimen Type: Blood

Collection Container/Tube: Royal Blue top tube (Trace metal-free; EDTA)

Specimen Volume: 2 mL

Collection Instructions: Draw blood in a royal blue top (trace metal-free; EDTA) tube(s). Send 2 mL refrigerated.

 

NOTE: Avoid exposure to gadolinium or iodine based contrast media for 96 hours prior to sample collection. Do not use disinfectants containing iodine, such as Betadine, during venipuncture.


Secondary ID

75695

Method Name

Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)

Reporting Name

Bromine - Total, Blood

Specimen Type

Whole Blood EDTA - Metal Free (ERB)

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.7 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Whole Blood EDTA - Metal Free (ERB) Refrigerated (preferred) 30 days METAL FREE
  Frozen  365 days METAL FREE
  Ambient  30 days METAL FREE

Reject Due To

Other/Tissue/Swab Polymer gel separation tube (PST), Gray top tube (Sodium Fluoride / Potassium Oxalate), Lavender top tube (EDTA), any tube that is not trace metal-free

Reference Values

Reporting limit determined each analysis.

 

Units: mg/L

 

The population reference interval derived from NMS Labs data (n=136) is usually between 1.4 and 8.8 mg/L (2.5th - 97.5th percentiles). Background concentrations are diet dependent. Workers exposed to methyl bromide with blood bromide concentrations greater than 12 mg/L have shown 3.5 times higher risk of electroencephalogram disturbances than compared to those with normal levels. 

Cautions

Specimens for elemental testing should be collected in certified metal-free containers. Elevated results for elemental testing may be caused by environmental contamination at the time of specimen collection and should be interpreted accordingly. It is recommended that unexpected elevated results be verified by testing another specimen.

Performing Laboratory

NMS Labs

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by NMS Labs. It has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information

82542

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
FBROM Bromine - Total, Blood 42725-2

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
Z5979 Bromine - Total 42725-2

Day(s) Performed

Monday - Sunday

Report Available

7 to 11 days