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Arsenic, Blood/ Heavy Metal Screen

Drug Name :  Arsenic, Blood/ Heavy Metal Screen


Indication :Arsenic is a toxic heavy metal. The largest source of human exposure is arsenic present in food. Blood arsenic is for diagnosis of acute poisoning.


Normal Values :<5 mg/dL (<93.5 nmol/g).


Critical Values :Chronic poisoning – 10-50 mg/dL (133.5-667.5 nmol/g). Acute poisoning - > 60 mg/dL (> 801 nmol/g).


Test Method :Electro-thermal atomic absorption spectrometry


Related Drugs :Arsenic Test, Heavy Metal Screen




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