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Test Code: Merres Preferred Name Mercury - Blood

Yes
N/A
N/A
6 weeks
Medicare Item with conditions - see General notes
N/A

Test Tubes

ImageSpecimen TypeSpecimen VolumeTube Type
Blood (Adult)5 mLTrace Element EDTA 6.0mL (Dark Blue Top with LAVENDER label highlight)
Blood (Paediatric)1 mLTrace Element EDTA 6.0mL (Dark Blue Top with LAVENDER label highlight)

COLLECTION NOTES

Mercury (Hg) can be measured on either whole blood or on a 24 hour urine collection (refer to the urine Mercury entry for collection details).

A dedicated Trace Element EDTA tube is required (NOT a Trace Element Serum tube)

GENERAL NOTES

66825 - Quantitation of aluminium (except if item 66671 applies), arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, gold, mercury, nickl, or strontium, in blood, urine or other body fluid or tissue - 1 test. To a maximum of 3 of this item in a 6 month period. (Item is subject to rule 6, 18, 22 and 25).

Application: Suspected Mercury poisoning.

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