Specimens: | 10 ml Urine (u) |
includes following tests: | Creatinine (enzymatic) (U) (Urine (u)) Nickel / Creatinine (ICP-MS) (u) (Urine (u)) |
Preanalytics/Notes: | Spontaneous urine |
Method: | Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrom |
Dimension: | µg/l |
Alternate dimension: | µmol/l (Factor: 0.017) Calculator |
Set-up: | on demand |
Duration: | 10 days |
Indication/Significance: | Monitoring of exposed persons: Mining, smelting, fossil fuels, alloys, implants, galvanic baths. Diagnostic assessment of dermatitides (contact allergy) |
Interpretation: |
Nickel is absorbed via more… Nickel is absorbed via the gastro-intestinal tract and mainly excreted via the urine. Elevated levels can be found with dermatitides (contact allergy). Nickel dust can be cancerogenic and lead to pneumonias in some circumstances. |
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from 0 - 2 Years | ||
Unfortunately a reference range is not available for this age group; the ref. range for patients of 3 - 14 years of age is < 4.5 µg/l |
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from 3 Years - 13 Years | < 4,5 µg/l | |
from 14 Years - 120 Years | < 3,0 µg/l | |
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Representation of age: "from" refers to the commenced year(s) (month) of age; "until" refers to the completed year(s) (month) of age.
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