Category
ROUTINE CHEMISTRY
Sub Category
ORGAN FUNCTION CHECKS
Synonym/Aliases
RENAL FUNCTION TEST, KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST
Abbreviations
UEC, U/E/C, RFT
Type
PROFILE/ PANEL (BUNDLED TESTS)
Results
RESULTS READY WITHIN 3 HOURS
Method
SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC. EGFR IS A CALCULATED PARAMETER BASED ON CKD-EPI 2021 CREATININE EQUATION.
Temp
SAMPLE KEPT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE 1 DAY, 2-8ºC 7 DAYS, FROZEN 30 DAYS
Setup
ALL WORKING DAYS
Components Parameters
UREA, CREATININE, eGFR, ELECTROLYTES (SODIUM, POTASSIUM, CHLORIDE)
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
Patient preparation
- N/A
Sample type
SERUM.
Container/ preservative
SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.
Sample volume
3 ML
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; GROSS LIPEMIA.
Other Instructions
SERUM GEL TUBES SHOULD BE CENTRIFUGED WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION.
RED-TOP TUBES SHOULD BE CENTRIFUGED AND ALIQUOTED WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION.
Reference intervals
AGE AND GENDER APPROPRIATE VALUES ARE PROVIDED WITH THE REPORT.
Clinical Utility
USEFUL IN THE EVALUATION OF KIDNEY FUNCTION AND IN MONITORING PATIENTS UNDERGOING DIALYSIS.
Test Limitations / Confounders
- N/A