Creatinine, Urine, 24 hr

Creatinine, Urine, 24 hr

UCRE24

Urine

Urine, 24 hour collection

Urine, 24 hour collection - For urine, instruct the patient to void at 8 AM and discard the specimen. Then collect all urine including the final specimen voided at the end of the 24-hour collection period (ie, 8 AM the next morning). Screw the lid on securely. Collection container must be labeled with patient's full name, date, and start/stop times for a 24-hour collection. Collect urine without using additives. If urine must be collected with a preservative for other analytes, only hydrochloric acid (14 to 47 mmol/L urine, e.g. 5 mL 10 % HCl or 5 mL 30 % HCl per liter urine) or boric acid (81 mmol/L, e.g. 5 g per liter urine) may be used.

Urine without preservative:
2 days at 15-25 ˚ C
6 days at 2- 8˚C
6 months at -15 to -25˚C

Urine - with preservative:
3 days at 15-25˚C
8 days at 2-8˚C
3 weeks at -15 to -25˚C

Colorimetric

0-2 days

Monday-Saturday

82570

Males: 1040-2350 mg/24hr
Female: 740-1570 mg/24 hr

Incyte Diagnostics

65634-8