Category
ROUTINE CHEMISTRY
Sub Category
ORGAN FUNCTION CHECKS
Synonym/Aliases
TOTAL PROTEIN, 24 HR URINE
Abbreviations
K
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST
Results
RESULTS READY WITHIN 2 WORKING DAYS
Method
SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC.
Temp
SAMPLE KEPT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE 2-3 HOURS; 2-8ºC, 3 DAYS; FROZEN 30 DAYS.
Setup
ALL WORKING DAYS
Components Parameters
N/A
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY. TOTAL 24 HOUR URINE VOLUME (ML) 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.
Sample type
24 HOUR URINE.
Container/ preservative
CLEAN, LEAK PROOF CONTAINER, NO PRESERVATIVE. REFRIGERATE DURING COLLECTION.
Sample volume
5-10ML ALIQUOT OF 24 HOUR URINE WITHOUT PRESERVATIVE. 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 (E.G. ACIDIFIED URINE); INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; 24 HOUR URINE VOLUME NOT PROVIDED.
Other Instructions
ACCURACY OF RESULTS IS DEPENDENT ON COMPLETE COLLECTION & ACCURATE TIMING OF THE 24 HOUR URINE SAMPLE.
Reference intervals
AGE & GENDER APPROPRIATE VALUES ARE PROVIDED ON THE REPORT
Clinical Utility
EVALUATION OF PROTEINURIA & RENAL DISEASES.
Test Limitations / Confounders
- N/A