Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Lead
Test/Range/Collection
Lead, whole blood (Pb)
Child (<6 yr): <10 mcg/dL
Child (> 6 yr): <25 mcg/dL
[Child (<6 yr): <0.48 mcmol/L Child (> 6 yr): <1.21 mcmol/L]
Adult: <40 mcg/dL
[Adult: <1.93 mcmol/L]
Industrial workers' limit: <50 mcg/dL
[Industrial workers' limit: <2.42 mcmol/L]
Navy
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Use trace metal-free navy blue top tube with heparin.
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Lead." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619215/all/Lead.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Lead. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619215/all/Lead. Accessed November 21, 2024.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Lead. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619215/all/Lead
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Lead [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2024 November 21]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619215/all/Lead.
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