Pathology Handbook

PLEASE NOTE: Recent changes have been made to this Test

Recent changes for Selenium Plasma
Date	Field	Changed From	Changed To
24th March 2025	Preferred Specimen Type	Plasma	Blood
	Optional Container Type		SST

Selenium Plasma

Alternative Names:

Laboratory:

Clinical Biochemistry

Test Code:

SELPL

Specimen Types:

Blood

Container Types:

Metal-Free EDTA
Lithium Heparin (without Gel)
Lithium Heparin (with Gel)
SST

Collection & Request Instructions:

Detection of selenium deficiency or toxicity.

Transport Instructions between Sites and/or Laboratories:

RoomTemp within Alfred/Esky from External sites

Assay Frequency:

Fortnightly

Additional Notes:

Plasma Selenium is the preferred sample type for Selenium testing.

Alfred Pathology Service -Clinical Biochemistry

Plasma Selenium Reference Intervals:

Children;

<1 yr 0.2-1.4 umol/L

1-5 yrs 0.4-1.4 umol/L

5-18 yrs 0.5-1.4 umoll/L

Adults; 0.8-1.4 umol/L

Whole Blood assay Note: Do NOT send whole blood (Red Cell) - Whole Blood/Red Cell and Plasma Selenium have different reference ranges and clinical significance.

Pathology Handbook

PLEASE NOTE: Recent changes have been made to this Test

Preferred Specimen Type

Optional Container Type

Selenium Plasma