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Protein, Total, Random Urine
Test CodeUP
Preferred Specimen
10 mL urine from a well-mixed random collection - no preservative
Minimum Volume
2 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
None
Transport Container
Plastic urine container
Transport Temperature
Ambient
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Acidified urine
Methodology
Spectrophotometry-Colorimetric
Setup Schedule
24/7
Report Available
Same day
Reference Range
60-2000 mg/L
Clinical Significance
Proteinuria is characteristic of renal disease and concentrations may be increased with diabetes, hypertension, nephritic syndrome, and drug nephrotoxicity.
