Toxic & Essential Elements 24 Hour Urine Collection

Note: This is a home collection test kit that will be mailed to you.

Fasting Required: No

Specimen: Urine

Special Instructions: Ship to lab Monday-Thursday only.
It is recommended that you omit fish and shellfish from your diet for one week prior to collecting the urine specimen. You should also refrain from taking non-essential medications or dietary supplements and gadolinium-based contrast media (used in MRI) for 48 hours prior to and during the specimen collection, unless otherwise instructed by your physician. Female patients should not collect urine during a menstrual period. Provoking agent not included.

Results: 7-10 Business Days

Description:
Acute metal poisoning is rare. More common, however, is a chronic, low-level exposure to toxic metals that can result in significant retention in the body. This can be associated with a vast array of adverse health effects and chronic disease.

Urine toxic and essential elements analysis is an invaluable tool for the assessment of retention of toxic metals in the body and the status of essential nutrient elements. Toxic metals do not have any useful physiological function, adversely affect virtually every organ system and disrupt the homeostasis of nutrient elements.

Includes:

  • Aluminum
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Beryllium
  • Bismuth
  • Boron
  • Cadmium
  • Calcium
  • Cesium
  • Chromium
  • Cobalt
  • Copper
  • Gadolinium
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Lithium
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Molybdenum
  • Nickel
  • Palladium
  • Phosphorus
  • Platinum
  • Potassium
  • Selenium
  • Sodium
  • Strontium
  • Sulfur
  • Tellurium
  • Thallium
  • Thorium
  • Tin
  • Tungsten
  • Uranium
  • Vanadium
  • Zinc

Note: Result turnaround times are an estimate and are not guaranteed. Our reference lab may need additional time due to weather, holidays, confirmation/repeat testing, or equipment maintenance.

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