Category
SPECIAL CHEMISTRY.
Sub Category
ENDOCRINE
Synonyms/Aliases
-N/A
Abbreviations
-N/A
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST
Results
RESULTS READY/ REPORTED 5 WORKING DAYS.
Method
IMMUNOASSAY
Temp
REFRIGERATED.
Setup
BATCHED.
Components Parameters
NOT APPLICABLE
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY. TOTAL VOLUME OF COLLECTED 24 HOUR URINE IS REQUIRED.
Patient preparation
ACCURATELY TIMED 24 HOUR COLLECTION (E.G. 6A.M., DAY 1 TO 6A.M., DAY 2) IS CRUCIAL FOR RESULT ACCURACY. COLLECT URINE IN A CLEAN WIDE MOUTH CONTAINER & TRANSFER ENTIRE COLLECTION INTO THE CONTAINER THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE LAB. REFRIGERATE DURING COLLECTION. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN (CONTAINS CORROSIVE SUBSTANCES).
Sample type
24 HOUR URINE
Container/ preservative
USE 10 GM OF BORIC ACID PRESERVATIVE.
Sample volume
10ML ALIQUOT OF 24 HOUR URINE. ORIGINAL (TOTAL) VOLUME IN ML MUST BE SPECIFIED ON THE REQUEST FORM.
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE.SAMPLE COLLECTED OUTSIDE THE SPECIFIED TIME
Other Instructions
NOT APPLICABLE
Reference intervals
INTERPRETIVE DATA IS PROVIDED ON THE REPORT.
Clinical Utility
EVALUATION OF CUSHING'S SYNDROME, CUSHING'S DISEASE (HYPERCORTISOLISM) AND ADDISON'S DISEASE (HYPOCORTISOLISM).
Test Limitations/ Confounders
USE OF STEROIDS AFFECTS RESULTS. IMMUNOASSAY INTERFERENCE CAN GIVE RISE TO SPURIOUS RESULTS. SUCH INTERFERENCE CAN ARISE FROM PRESENCE OF HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES, ANTI-ANIMAL ANTIBODIES, AUTOANTIBODIES, PARAPROTEINS, BIOTIN ETC. RESULTS SHOULD ALWAYS BE CORRELATED WITH CLINICAL FINDINGS.