Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen.

Stability (Room): 6 hrs

Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week

Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks

Method: Xylidyl blue

Comment:

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Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs

Usage: Magnesium is a cofactor of many enzyme systems. Hypermagnesemia is seen in Acute & Chronic renal failure and magnesium overload. Magnesium levels are used to monitor Pre-eclampsia patients being treated with magnesium sulphate. It is also used to evaluate patients with symptoms of magnesium deficiency.

Specialty: Physician

Disease: Disorders of Nutrition

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Home Collection: Available

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Pre-test Information: No special preparation required