The appropriate 24-hour urine bottles can be collected from Pathology Specimen Reception.
|
Tests |
Sample type |
Test frequency |
Reference range |
|
10ml Early morning urine |
Batched ~ weekly |
Screening test, Pos or Neg |
|
|
Calcium |
24hr Acid bottle (or 24hr plain bottle for a Stone Screen) |
Daily |
2.5 - 7.5 mmol/24hrs |
|
Catecholamines |
24hr Acid bottle |
Weekly |
<1.1 µmol/24hrs |
|
Citrate |
24hr Acid bottle (or 24hr plain bottle for a Stone Screen) |
Weekly |
1680-6450 µmol/24hrs |
|
Cortisol |
24hr Plain bottle |
Weekly |
Up to 165 nmol/24 hours |
|
Creatinine Clearance |
24hr Plain bottle: Send blood U&E |
Daily |
Age dependent. See report |
|
Cystine |
24hr Plain bottle |
Weekly |
<100 mg/24hrs |
|
5HIAA |
24hr Acid bottle. N.B. Dietary restrictions |
Weekly |
<46 µmol/24hrs normal 46 - 90, may be dietary >90, unlikely to be dietary |
|
Light chains (quantitation) |
24hr (no preservative) |
Fortnightly |
NA |
|
Magnesium |
24hr Acid bottle (or 24hr plain bottle for a Stone Screen) |
Daily |
2.5 - 8.0 mmol/24hr |
|
Microalbumin |
10 ml EMU |
Daily |
<2.5 mg/mmol - males <3.5 mg/mmol - females |
|
Myoglobin |
Random urine |
As required |
Pos or Neg |
|
Osmolality |
10 ml EMU or random |
As required |
Relative to hydration status |
|
Oxalate |
24hr Acid bottle (or 24hr plain bottle for a Stone Screen) |
Weekly |
Sex related - see report |
|
Phosphate |
24hr Acid bottle (or 24hr plain bottle for Stone Screen) |
Daily |
Variable. See report |
|
Porpho/urobilinogen / Porphyria screen |
10ml random urine protect from light |
As required |
Pos/Neg |
|
Potassium |
24hr or random. Plain bottle |
Daily |
Contact Duty Biochemist |
|
Protein |
24hr or random. Plain bottle |
Daily |
<0.2 g/24hrs |
|
Sodium |
24hr or random. Plain bottle |
Daily |
Contact Duty Biochemist |
|
Urate |
24 hr Plain bottle |
Daily |
3 - 12 mmol/24hr |