Sample type: Whole Blood
Test name: Lead
Condition / Indication: Lead exposure
Special precautions & notes: Please state history eg occupational exposure
Reference range: Adults: <0.48 umol/L (environmental exposure). For occupational exposure, results reported according to HSC categories. Children: < 0.24 umol/L based on the report of the Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Container: EDTA (Lavender top)
Ideal volume (mL): 1 mL
Referred outside NBT for analysis? No
Discipline: Clinical Biochemistry
Section: Toxicology
Turnaround time: 7 days