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URINE PROTEIN,QUALITATIVE

Test Code
UPR


CPT Codes
81002

Preferred Specimen
URINE


Minimum Volume
10 mL


Transport Container
URINE CONTAINER


Transport Temperature
Room Temperature


Specimen Stability
8 Hours


Methodology
Spectrophotometry

Reference Range
Test: URINE PROTEIN,QUALITATIVE Male/Female All Ages: Normal: Positive (Reported as 30, 100, NEGATIVE, TRACE)


Clinical Significance
Proteinuria is characteristic of renal disease and concentrations may be increased with diabetes, hypertension, nephritic syndrome, and drug nephrotoxicity.




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