Arsenic

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Samples required

EDTA blood (purple cap/ yellow cap ring, 4 mL tube). Smaller tubes are available for paediatric samples.

Or 20 mL urine in plain Universal container.

High seafood diets give misleading results due to presence of a non-toxic organo-arsenic compound. Exclude seafood and fish oil nutritional supplements from diet for 5 days prior to sampling.

Test indications

Investigation of suspected arsenic toxicity.

Reference range

Blood: <95 nmol/L 

Urine: < 12.9 nmol/mmol creatinine

Turnaround time

Referral lab quotes turnaround time of 10 days, however additional time must be allowed for packing, dispatch and delivery of sample, and return and processing of results.

Enquiries

Biochemistry (Referrals)