
Collecting and Handling a Specimen for Zinc Levels
Specialty: | Clinical Laboratory |
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Description: | The proper collection and handling of a blood sample for zinc levels can help prevent errors that can result in misdiagnosis of a patient with abnormal zinc stores. Incorrect specimen collection or handling usually involves zinc contamination masking a borderline deficiency state. |
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