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Manganese
Test Code
951
CPT Code(s)
83785
Preferred Specimen(s)
2 mL serum collected in a no additive (royal blue-top) tube
Minimum Volume
0.7 mL
Alternative Specimen(s)
Plasma collected in an EDTA (royal blue-top) or sodium heparin (royal blue-top) tube
Collection Instructions
Avoid hemolysis.
Avoid worksite collection.
For serum samples, blood maybe drawn into royal blue-top evacuated tube without additive, allow to clot and centrifuge within 4 hours of collection. Pour off plasma/serum into an acid washed metal free tube for transportation. Use podwerless gloves. For plasma samples, follow the above instructionsexcept that the sample does not go with the vlotting process. Carefully clean skin prior to venipuncture.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 60 days
Reject Criteria
Hemolysis • Sodium heparin lead-free (tan-top) tube
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Valencia Nichols Institute
27027 Tourney Road
Valencia, CA 91355-5386
Setup Schedule
Set up: Wed, Fri; Report available: 1 day
Reference Range(s)
≤1.1 mcg/L
Clinical Significance
Manganese deficiency produces growth disorders, alters skeletal and cartilage formation, and impairs reproduction. Industrial workers absorb manganese mainly through the lungs.
Reference ranges are provided as general guidance only. To interpret test results use the reference range in the laboratory report.
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