Description
Provider: Micro Trace Minerals
Description
This test evaluates both essential nutrients and toxic metals in urine, helping assess nutrient deficiencies and metal toxicity.
Targets: Metals (toxic and essential) in urine, including heavy metals and necessary trace elements for health.
Test Targets
Metals (toxic and essential) in urine, including heavy metals and necessary trace elements for health.
Method / Analytes
Method: ICP-MS; Measures toxic metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, as well as essential metals like zinc, copper, and selenium.
Clinical Use
Monitoring metal exposure, evaluating nutritional deficiencies, and assessing detoxification status. This test is crucial for patients undergoing chelation therapy or detoxification treatments.
Pathology Area
Heavy Metal