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Creatinine, Urine Timed

Message
Performing Lab: Central Lab, Hudson, Regions, Westfields


Test Code
3762


Alias/See Also
Sunquest: UCRET


CPT Codes
82570

Preferred Specimen
0.2 mL of a timed urine collection


Minimum Volume
0.1 mL


Instructions
Preserve timed urine collection with refrigeration.

Consult Urine Collection/Processing Information for acceptable preservatives


Transport Container
Sterile Container


Transport Temperature
Refrigerated


Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: 3 days                                                                                                                                                                                                  Refrigerated: 5 days


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Unacceptable preservatives


Methodology
Enzymatic: Two-Point Rate

Setup Schedule
Hospital: Daily
Clinics: Monday - Friday


Report Available
Same Day


Reference Range
No reference range established


Clinical Significance
Urinary creatinine, in conjunction with serum creatinine, is used to calculate the creatinine clearance, a measure of renal function. In a random sample, urinary analytes can be normalized by the Creatinine concentration to account for the variation in urinary concentrations between subjects




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