Sample type: Serum
Test name: Copper a.k.a. ion levels
Condition / Indication: Nutrition, Wilsons (with caeruloplasmin).
Special precautions & notes: None.
Reference range: Up to 4m: 1.4 - 7.2 umol/L, 4m-6m: 3.9 - 17.3 umol/L, >6m and adult 11 - 25 μmol/L.
Container: Serum (Gold top)
Alternative container: Blue top Trace elements tube or green top lithium-heparin tube
Ideal volume (mL): 5 mL
Referred outside NBT for analysis? No
Discipline: Clinical Biochemistry
Section: Toxicology
Turnaround time: 7 days