Combined Test: Mercury Tri-Test & Blood Metals Panel
Test Details
Lab Company: Quicksilver Scientific
Sample Type: Urine, Hair, Blood
Collection Location: At Home and In Lab (Phlebotomy Required)
The Quicksilver Metals Combo Test combines the Mercury Tri-Test® and Blood Metals Panel to provide a comprehensive analysis of toxic element exposure, nutrient element deficiencies, and the levels of both inorganic mercury and methyl mercury in the body.
🔑 Key Details | 📦 Shipping |
⏰ Preparation & Timing | 📊 Results |
🧪 Collection Instructions | 📚 More Resources |
💳 Requisition & Payment |
💬 Questions? |
Key Details
- Sample collection must be performed by a phlebotomist.
- Information about scheduling a blood draw can be found HERE.
- You may need to pay a separate fee for phlebotomy.
- You must avoid certain foods and medications prior to your blood draw.
- Collect your blood and urine samples within 48 hours of each other.
- DO NOT collect your urine samples while menstruating.
- DO NOT send a hair sample that has been treated with a perm.
- Ship your samples Monday - Wednesday only.
Preparation & Timing
- Blood sample collection must be performed by a phlebotomist.
- Information about scheduling a blood draw can be found HERE.
- Collect your blood and urine samples within 48 hours of each other.
- Collect your urine sample prior to your blood sample.
- Avoid chelating agents for 7 days prior to sample collection. Examples:
- EDTA
- ALA
- Glutathione
- Avoid the following foods for 72 hours prior to sample collection.
- Seafood
- Fish products
- You may continue to take fish oils.
- You DO NOT need to fast prior to your blood draw.
- DO NOT collect your urine samples while menstruating.
- DO NOT send a hair sample that has been treated with a perm.
- Other hair treatments, including hair dye, are okay.
Collection Instructions
Urine Collection
- Collect a mid-stream sample from your frst morning urination in the provided collection cup.
- Pour urine from the cup into the provided test tube.
- Fill until the urine is between lines 9 and 11 on the tube.
- Do NOT fill the tube to the top.
- Tightly cap the test tube.
- Write the following information on a label.
- Patient's full name
- Patient's date of birth
- Collection date
- Affix the label to the test tube.
- Wrap the test tube in the absorbent cloth.
- Place the wrapped test tube into the biohazard zip-top bag.
- Place the zip-top bag back into the test kit box.
Hair Collection
- Write the following information on a label.
- Patient's full name
- Patient's date of birth
- Collection date
- Affix the label to the bag.
- Pinch a section of hair at the base of the back of your head.
- The section of hair should be about 1/2-inch wide when flattened (about 100-200 strands of hair).
- If you do not have enough scalp hair or you have a perm, you can use pubic or body hair instead.
- Cut the hair as close to the scalp as possible.
- Trim the hair sample to only keep the 1 inch closest to your skin.
- Your sample should be about 1-inch long and 1/2-inch wide when laid flat.
- Double the width if your hair is too short (ie: 1-inch wide sample, about 300-400 strands of hair)
- Place the hair sample into the collection bag.
- Seal the bag tightly.
- Place the hair collection bag back into the test kit box.
Blood Collection
- Schedule your blood draw appointment for Monday - Wednesday only.
- Complete the test requisition form.
- Bring the following items with you to your blood draw appointment.
- Test kit
- Urine sample
- Hair sample
- Completed test requisition form
- The phlebotomist will collect, prepare, and ship your samples for you.
- You will need to collect 2 tubes of blood for this test.
- You can view the phlebotomist collection instructions HERE.
Requisition & Payment
- Your kit has been prepaid. You may need to pay a separate fee for phlebotomy.
- Instructions on how to fill out your requisition can be found HERE.
- Since you pre-paid for your tests, you do not need to fill in the payment information on any of these forms.
Shipping
- Bring your urine and hair samples with you to your blood draw appointment.
- Make a note of the tracking number on the return mailer so that you can track your samples back to the lab.
- The phlebotomist will ship your samples for you using the materials provided in the test kit.
- Samples should be shipped Monday - Wednesday only.
Results
- Results should be released to your provider about 3 weeks after samples are received at the lab. We cannot guarantee processing time.
- Your provider will notify you when your results are in and schedule a follow-up appointment for you to review them together.
More Resources
- Test Information
- Collection Information
- Other Resources
Questions?
For general questions, email Rupa Health at support@rupahealth.com. For test-specific questions, contact Quicksilver Scientific by calling 1-303-531-0861 or chatting with support.