Royal blue no add.
Serum
2 mL
ALUMINUM, SERUM
Plasma. Specimens that are not separated from the red cells or clot within 2 hours. Specimens collected in containers other than specified. Specimens transported in containers other than specified.
AMBIENT
Tue, Thu, Sat
1-4 days
Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry
Core
IHC
Al, Plasma
plasma aluminum
Al, Serum
serum Aluminum
AL
0099266
Aluminium
Aluminum
Aluminum, serum
Test
COLLECTION!
• Collect samples in a royal blue serum tube (ARUP
supply #16359). This tube contains a clot activator.
Glass tubes from other manufacturers should not be
used when testing for aluminum.
• Invert the tube 8–10 times to mix the clot activator
with the blood.
• Allow the specimen to sit at room temperature for 30
minutes and then centrifuge immediately.
• Pour serum into a trace element-free transport tube
(ARUP supply #43116) within two hours of collection
ug/L
82108
5574
