Biomarkers · Chemical
Mercury Hair
- Also listed as
- Mercury, Hair
- LOINC codes
- 5686-1
- Tests that measure Mercury Hair
- Quest Diagnostics 2
Tests
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Quest Diagnostics 2 tests
Single-analyte tests
Mercury, Hair 640
500 mg · Fasting not stated · Turnaround Set up: Tues-Fri; Report available: 10 days
Quest Diagnostics catalog pageMethod and collection
- Method
- Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
- Collection
- Collect a pencil-thick segment of hair. Bundle and cut at the roots. Wrap with a twist tie at root end.
Panels that include this biomarker
Metals/Metalloids Panel 1, Hair 3107
3 analytes · 500 mg hair · Fasting not stated
Quest Diagnostics catalog pageMethod and collection
- Method
- Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
- Collection
- Collect a pencil-thick segment of hair. Bundle and cut at the roots. Wrap with a twist tie at root end.
- Reference notes
- See Laboratory Report
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Quest Diagnostics test catalog
2 tests: codes, specimens, methods, preparation and reference intervals.
LOINC 5686-1
Regenstrief Institute codes that identify the same result across labs.
Search ClinicalTrials.gov for Mercury Hair
Registered studies that measure Mercury Hair, on the U.S. National Library of Medicine registry.
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