Connect a credible exposure history with an appropriate human-specimen test and specialist advice.
The clinical question
No provoked urine challenge or generic detox score. Blood or urine concentration is not total-body burden.
What to discuss next
Ask about the specific indication, intended scope, responsible clinician or laboratory, and the availability of the pathway. The team must confirm arrangements before care or testing can be planned.
These linked method descriptions explain their specimen, analytical scope and limits. The status of a method and the availability of a service are separate considerations.
human-elements / Exposure evaluation
Human-specimen elemental exposure testing
Partner pathway
Targeted testing in the correct human specimen with clinically appropriate reference information.
Question
Which exposure-specific human measurement is appropriate for the history?
Specimen
Element-specific blood or unprovoked urine
Preparation
Use a contamination-controlled collection system and the selected laboratory’s instructions; no chelator challenge.
Platform
Qualified human-specimen method or partner laboratory; no owned ICP-MS is claimed
Analytical scope
Exposure-specific elements, selected by the clinician
Interpretation limits
Industrial XRF or environmental results are not interchangeable with a clinical human-specimen assay. Detection alone does not establish poisoning.
element-speciation / Exposure evaluation
Selected elemental speciation
Partner pathway
A defined follow-up question about chemical forms, not just a total elemental concentration.
Question
Would distinguishing chemical forms clarify a relevant exposure result?
Specimen
Species- and method-specific human specimen
Preparation
Diet, collection timing and storage requirements depend on the selected test and must come from the performing laboratory.
Platform
Validated separation plus element-specific detection at a qualified partner
Analytical scope
Specified chemical species where a validated clinical method exists
Interpretation limits
A total element value cannot identify its component species. No Beyond instrument, in-house method or universal exposure panel is implied.