Description
Assessment of the concentration of major toxic trace elements and heavy metals (mercury, cadmium, arsenic, lithium, lead, and aluminum) in blood, urine, hair, or nails, which is used for the diagnosis of acute and chronic poisoning with these metals.
This test is used for:
• diagnosis of poisoning with toxic metals.
This analysis may be prescribed:
• during preventive examination of patients involved in the extraction and processing of toxic metals;
• when monitoring patients receiving toxic metal preparations for therapeutic purposes;
• in the presence of signs of multiple organ failure, especially in a patient with features of occupational or household history.
Period of execution
Within 5 days. The specified time does not include the day of biomaterial collection
Biomaterial type
- Venous blood
- Hair
- Nails
- Spot urine sample