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Unit Code 15070:
Lead with Demographics, Blood

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Specimen Required

1.   Draw blood in a royal blue-top Monoject trace element blood

      collection tube, product #8881-307022 (Supply T183); and send 2 mL

      of EDTA whole blood refrigerated. A tan-top (lead only) Becton-

      Dickinson tube (Supply T615) or a Becton-Dickinson MICROTAINER

      (Supply T174) is also acceptable. (Green-top [heparin] tube is not

     acceptable.)

2.    Send specimen in original container.

3.    It is important that the specimen be obtained, processed, and

      transported according to instructions in "Metals Analysis - Collection

      and Transport" in Special Instructions.

Note:      Please complete a "Lead/Heavy Metals Reporting Form"

                  (Supply T491) or see "Special Instructions." Forward it with the

                  specimen, or send the demographic information electronically.

Transport Temperature

Refrig\Frozen OK\Ambient OK

Reject Due To

Specimens Other Than:                 Whole blood

Anticoagulants Other Than:           EDTA

Hemolysis:                                          No

Thawing:                                              N/A

Lipemia:                                               No

Day(s) and Time(s) Test Performed

Monday through Saturday; 8 a.m.-12 a.m./Continuously

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