Preferred Label : Heavy metals panel:-:Pt:Nail:-:;
LOINC status : ACTIVE;
LOINC display name : Heavy metals panel (Nail);
LOINC long common name : Heavy metals panel - Nail;
LOINC short name : Heavy Met Pnl Nail;
LOINC description : Nail analysis for heavy metals reflects long-term exposure (up to a year). Heavy metals
bind to keratin during nail formation at the base of the nail and travel distally
as the nail grows. Nail clippings represent exposures in the previous 7-12 months.
[PMID: 29287923];