Mercury, 24 Hour details
What Mercury, 24 Hour shows
This test measures how much mercury your kidneys clear into urine collected over a full 24 hours. Collecting all urine for a day smooths out changes in concentration through the day. Urine mercury mainly reflects exposure to elemental mercury vapour and inorganic mercury, for example from some workplaces, broken mercury-containing devices or certain imported skin products. It is less useful for the organic methylmercury found in fish, which is better reflected in blood. A higher result points to greater recent or ongoing exposure. Results depend on a complete collection and avoiding contamination, and are interpreted alongside your exposure history and symptoms.
Tests that include Mercury, 24 Hour
Excessive exposure to Heavy Metals can cause acute and chronic toxicity. The Heavy Metals Panel is intended to evaluate and monitor exposure to heavy metals and evaluate the process of detoxification.
- Arsenic, 24 Hour Measures the total arsenic passed in your urine over 24 hours, used to look for recent exposure to this toxic element.
- Lead, 24 Hour Measures lead in a 24-hour urine collection, used to look at lead excretion and to monitor treatment, though blood lead is the main test for exposure.
- Mercury, 24 Hour Measures the total mercury passed in your urine over 24 hours, used to assess exposure mainly to elemental and inorganic mercury.
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