Test Details
Methodology
Inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Result Turnaround Time
2 - 4 days
Turnaround time is defined as the usual number of days from the date of pickup of a specimen for testing to when the result is released to the ordering provider. In some cases, additional time should be allowed for additional confirmatory or additional reflex tests. Testing schedules may vary.
Test Includes
Chromium, urine; creatinine, urine; chromium:creatinine ratio
Use
Monitor industrial exposure to chromium
Special Instructions
Do not use preservative. Preservatives used for routine analysis may contain mercuric oxide (ie, Stabilur), which interferes with all metal testing. If both urinalysis and metal testing are ordered, please submit a separate urine specimen (containing no additive) for the metal testing.
Limitations
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by LabCorp. It has not been cleared or approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Footnotes
Custom Additional Information
Chromium exposure through the inhalation of insoluble chromium compounds may produce pneumoconiosis with impairment of pulmonary function. Exposure to the inorganic soluble salts can precipitate skin ulcerations, dermatitis, perforation of the nasal septum, and respiratory sensitization. Acute exposure to these salts may result in local tissue necrosis and severe kidney damage.2
Chromium and its inorganic salts are widely employed in industry, including metal plating, steel and nonferrous alloys, refractory materials, and chromate pigments and preservatives. In organic forms, chromium is also an essential nutrient for man supplied in the diet (5−115 μg/day); however, overexposure is generally associated with the industrial environment, specifically through the inhalation of chromium dust and fumes.
BEI® are reference values intended as guidelines for evaluation of occupational exposure. BEI® represent biological levels of chemicals that correspond to workers with inhalation exposure equivalent to the threshold limit value (TLV®) of the chemicals. TLVs refer to the airborne concentrations of substances and represent conditions under which it is believed that nearly all workers may be repeatedly exposed, day after day, without adverse health effects.3
Specimen Requirements
Specimen
Urine (random)
Volume
5 mL
Minimum Volume
0.6 mL
Container
Plastic urine container, no preservative
Collection Instructions
Sampling time is during shift or at the end of shift at the end of the work week for industrial exposure monitoring. For metals with multiphase elimination, the timing is given in relation to the work day exposure (shift) as well as to the work week exposure.
Stability Requirements
Temperature | Period |
---|---|
Room temperature | 14 days |
Refrigerated | 14 days |
Frozen | 14 days |
Freeze/thaw cycles | Stable x3 |
Reference Range
Occupational exposure: BEI® (sampling time is during shift): 10.0 μg/L;1 BEI® (sampling time is end of shift at the end of the work week): 25.0 μg/L1
Storage Instructions
Maintain specimen at room temperature.
LOINC® Map
Order Code | Order Code Name | Order Loinc | Result Code | Result Code Name | UofM | Result LOINC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
071530 | Chromium, Urine | 13464-3 | 071535 | Chromium, Urine | ug/L | 5623-4 |
071530 | Chromium, Urine | 13464-3 | 723280 | Creatinine(Crt),U | g/L | 2161-8 |
071530 | Chromium, Urine | 13464-3 | 071511 | Chromium/Creat Ratio | ug/g creat | 13464-3 |
Order Code | 071530 | |||||
Order Code Name | Chromium, Urine | |||||
Order Loinc | 13464-3 | |||||
Result Code | 071535 | |||||
Result Code Name | Chromium, Urine | |||||
UofM | ug/L | |||||
Result LOINC | 5623-4 | |||||
Order Code | 071530 | |||||
Order Code Name | Chromium, Urine | |||||
Order Loinc | 13464-3 | |||||
Result Code | 723280 | |||||
Result Code Name | Creatinine(Crt),U | |||||
UofM | g/L | |||||
Result LOINC | 2161-8 | |||||
Order Code | 071530 | |||||
Order Code Name | Chromium, Urine | |||||
Order Loinc | 13464-3 | |||||
Result Code | 071511 | |||||
Result Code Name | Chromium/Creat Ratio | |||||
UofM | ug/g creat | |||||
Result LOINC | 13464-3 |