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Taking Zinc? Check Your Copper

If a high-dose zinc supplement has become a daily habit, it can interfere with copper absorption over time. Check copper status and blood counts, especially if fatigue has become an issue. Review your total zinc dose across lozenges, multivitamins and standalone products.

What we test

  • Glucose (Blood)
  • Creatinine
  • BUN/Creatinine Ratio
  • Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
  • Calcium
  • Blood Urea Nitrogen
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Chloride
  • Potassium
  • Sodium
  • Albumin/Globulin Ratio
  • Total Bilirubin
  • Globulin (Calculated)
  • Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
  • Albumin
  • Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
  • Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
  • Protein, Total
  • Copper
  • Ceruloplasmin
  • Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW)
  • Neutrophils (%)
  • Monocytes (%)
  • Lymphocytes (%)
  • Eosinophils (%)
  • Basophils (%)
  • Platelet Count
  • Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)
  • Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)
  • Mean Corpuscular Volume
  • Hematocrit
  • Hemoglobin (HGB)
  • Band Neutrophils
  • Blasts
  • Metamyelocytes
  • Myelocytes
  • Nucleated RBC
  • Promyelocytes
  • Band Neutrophils (%)
  • Basophils
  • Blasts (%)
  • Eosinophils
  • Lymphocytes
  • Metamyelocytes (%)
  • Monocytes
  • Myelocytes (%)
  • Neutrophils
  • Nucleated RBC (%)
  • Promyelocytes (%)
  • Reactive Lymphocytes
  • Mean Platelet Volume (MPV)
  • White Blood Cell Count (WBC)
  • Red Blood Cell Count (RBC)

FAQ

Answers to common questions about panels, results, and your plan.