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Unit Code 8413:
Manganese, Serum

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Specimen Required

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

      blood collection tube(s)-product #8881-307006 (Supply T184).

2.   Allow the specimen to clot for 30 minutes; then centrifuge the

      specimen to separate serum from the cellular fraction.

3.   Remove the stopper. Carefully pour 1 mL of  serum into a

      7-mL Mayo metal-free, screw-capped, polypropylene vial

      (Supply T173), avoiding transfer of the cellular components of

      blood. Do not insert a pipet into the serum to accomplish

      transfer, and do not ream the specimen with a wooden

      stick to assist with serum transfer.

4.   Send specimen refrigerated.

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

      transported according to instructions in "Metals Analysis -

      Collection and Transport" in Special Instructions.

Transport Temperature

Refrig\Frozen OK\Ambient OK

Reject Due To

Specimens Other Than:                 Serum

Anticoagulants Other Than:           NA

Hemolysis:                                          Yes, Lab will determine if grossly

                                                                hemolyzed

Thawing:                                              No

Lipemia:                                               No

Day(s) and Time(s) Test Performed

Tuesday, Friday; Afternoon and Evening.

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