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MYOGLOBIN, URINE RANDOM (MAYO) (UMYGM)
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Test Code
LB412
Alias/See Also
UMYGM
CPT Codes
83874
Preferred Specimen
Urine in 10-mL plastic urine myoglobin tube
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Instructions
If specimen is at ambient temperature, aliquot to a urine myoglobin transport tube (T691) within 1 hour of collection & refrigerate.
If specimen is refrigerated, aliquot to a urine myoglobin transport tube (T691) within 2 hours of collection.
If specimen is refrigerated, aliquot to a urine myoglobin transport tube (T691) within 2 hours of collection.
Transport Container
Urine myoglobin transport tube
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Urinary myoglobin is highly unstable unless alkalinized with sodium carbonate preservative. Even with alkalinization, myoglobin deterioration is variable and specimen dependent (approximate averages of 10% at 1 day, 20% at 3 days, and 30% at 7 days).
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Use of any transport tube other than urine myoglobin transport tube
Performing Laboratory
Mayo Medical Laboratory
