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Microalbumin/Creatinine Ratio
Test CodeLAB689
Alias/See Also
Albumin/Creatinine Ratio, Microalubmin Random,
Preferred Specimen
10 ml (1 ml minimum) urine
Minimum Volume
1 ml (200 ul minimum) urine
Transport Container
Sterile urine container/ no perservative
Transport Temperature
Refrigerate
Specimen Stability
Urine specimens should be stored refrigerated (2 – 8°C) and can be used within one week or should be stored frozen
at –20°C for up to one year
at –20°C for up to one year
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Frozen specimen, blood contamination
Methodology
Turbidimetric
Setup Schedule
Mon- Sun
Reference Range
Microalbumin = 0.0 – 1.7 mg/dL
Creatinine
No Established reference ranges
Microalbumin/Creatinine Ratio= 0-30 mg/g creatinine
Creatinine
No Established reference ranges
Microalbumin/Creatinine Ratio= 0-30 mg/g creatinine
Clinical Significance
Measurement of Microalbumin levels in urine are used to predict
the development of diabetic nephropathy, as this protein tends to appear ahead of other serum proteins in urine
during the course of renal glomerular damage.
the development of diabetic nephropathy, as this protein tends to appear ahead of other serum proteins in urine
during the course of renal glomerular damage.
Performing Laboratory
Piedmont Athens Regional
