Mercury (urine)
Test Information
Test Name
Mercury (urine)
Synonyms
Hg Urine
Price
$100.00
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Preferred Specimen
24 Hour urine / Random Urine
Testing Location
Referral
Turn Around Time
3 weeks
Collection Information
Patient Requestable
Yes
Patient Instructions
Preparation
- Must reach lab within 3 hours of collection, collect close to Courier times if necessary
Processing Information
Registration Code
UMER
Notes
- For 24 hour collections the collection bottle has 2g of potassium persulphate added as a preservative. (Note- not provided by Pathlab)
- Please take off a separate aliquot for urine creatinine.
- Frozen random urines without preservative are acceptable; need to be frozen as soon as possible and kept frozen
Methodology
Interpretations
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External Referral Information
Referral Location
Canterbury Health Laboratory (via WHL)
Send Away Volume
minimum 10 mL urine
Send Away Transport
Frozen
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