Magnesium, RBC

Test Name

Magnesium, RBC

Alternate Description

Intracellular Magnesium

LIS Code

RBCMAG

Availability

Tuesday - Saturday afternoon

Lab Section

Sendouts

Fluid Type

Whole Blood

Container Whole Blood Required

1 mL whole blood - Lavender (EDTA) tube

Summary Test Name

Magnesium, RBC

Specimen Preparation Outreach

Refrigerate until courier pickup

Specimen Stability

7 days if refrigerated

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL lavender top tube

Specimen Transport

Refrigerate

Specimen Preparation In House

Refrigerate until analysis

Test Turnaround Time Routines And Stats

Report available: 4 days

Reference Value

Male/Female and all ages the same: 4.0-6.4 mg/dL, detection limit: 0.1 mg/dL