Test
Clinical Utility
The US BioTek Heavy Metals Panel is a urine-based assessment that evaluates exposure to toxic and trace elements associated with environmental, occupational, dietary, and metabolic sources. The test may provide adjunctive information related to toxic metal burden, mineral status, environmental exposure patterns, and detoxification function when interpreted alongside clinical history, environmental exposures, symptoms, and standard clinical evaluation.
Method
Automated Chemiluminescent Immunometric Assay; Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
Result Included
- Aluminum
- Antimony
- Arsenic
- Barium
- Beryllium
- Bismuth
- Boron
- Bromine
- Cadmium
- Calcium
- Cesium
- Chromium
- Cobalt
- Copper
- Gallium
- Gadolinium
- Germanium
- Iodine
- Iron
- Lead
- Lithium
- Magnesium
- Manganese
- Mercury
- Molybdenum
- Nickel
- Palladium
- Platinum
- Rubidium
- Selenium
- Silver
- Strontium
- Tellurium
- Thallium
- Tin
- Titanium
- Tungsten
- Uranium
- Vanadium
- Zinc
- Zirconium.
Test Location
US BioTek
Specimen
Volume
Sample Volume
7 mL
Collection & Handling
Collection Instructions
The Heavy Metals Panel uses a liquid urine specimen collected at home using the kit provided by the laboratory. Patients are instructed to collect a first morning urine sample before food or drink, or the first urine following the longest period of sleep. The specimen is transferred into the provided urine transport tubes, labeled appropriately, sealed securely, and shipped to the laboratory according to kit instructions.
Additional Information
ICL Integrative Laboratory Services Clients: A specimen collection kit is available for registered ILS Clients with active accounts – you may login and order kits online here. Or you may register for an ILS Account here.
Stability
| Ambient | Frozen |
|---|---|
| 13 days | 60 days |
Rejection Criteria
| Criteria | Specification |
|---|---|
| Specimen | Blood in urine |