Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Inc. : DLS is Hawaii's locally owned clinical and diagnostic testing medical lab

Ordering Code	4169
Test Name	Selenium
Preferred Specimen	Serum
Preferred Container	Trace Element Clot Activator (Royal Blue)
Other Specimen/Container	Trace Element EDTA, Heparin or No Additive (Royal Blue)
Optimum Volume	2 mL
Collection Instructions	Prior to collection: Patient should refrain from taking vitamins or mineral supplements at least three days prior to specimen collection.
Handling Instructions	Centrifuge serum or plasma specimens within 1 hour of collection. Immediately separate serum or plasma specimens from the cells into trace element collection vial(s).
Transport Requirements	Oahu: Refrigerated Airline: Refrigerated
Specimen Stability	Ambient: 8 Hours Refrigerated: 14 Days Frozen: 30 Days
Rejection Criteria	Gel barrier tube, Hemolyzed
Avail. Stat	NO
Analytic Time	Up to 10 Days
Methodology	Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Reference Lab	Quest Diagnostic Lab-NI

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of April 25, 2024.

Component	Age	Male Norm	Male Critical Low	Male Critical High	Female Norm	Female Critical High	Female Critical Low	Units	Add'l info
Selenium	ALL								See report.