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Microalbumin, Random, Urine
Test CodeUMALR
Alias/See Also
Epic: LAB9364
Preferred Specimen
Specimen Type: Urine
Collection Container: Clear top (no additive)
Specimen Volume: 3 mL
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Instructions
- Collect random urine specimen in a sterile container.
- Aliquot/transfer at least 3 mL specimen into a clear top (no additive) vacutainer.
Transport Container
Clear top (no additive) tube
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 2 weeks
Frozen: 5 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Unlabeled, mislabeled, wrong tube type, QNS, exceeds specimen stability requirements.
Methodology
Turbidimetric Immunoassay
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Same day
Reference Range
See laboratory report
Clinical Significance
Microalbumin is used as an early detector for glomerular damage in diabetes mellitus and preeclampsia. With early detection, diabetic nephropathy is potentially reversible.
Performing Laboratory
Inova Laboratories
2832 Juniper Street
Fairfax, VA 22031
Last Updated: April 26, 2023
Last Review: N. Wolford, April 26, 2023