Category
SPECIAL CHEMISTRY.
Sub Category
TUMOR MARKER.
Synonyms/Aliases
PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS, URINE.
Abbreviations
UPE.
Type
PROFILE/ PANEL (BUNDLED TESTS).
7 DAYS
RESULTS READY/ REPORTED IN 7 WORKING DAYS.
Method
SCANNING DENSITOMETRY OR CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS.
Temp
REFRIGERATED.
Setup
BATCHED.
Components Parameters
TOTAL PROTEIN AND FRACTIONS (ALBUMIN, ALPHA 1, ALPHA 2, BETA 1, BETA 2, GAMMA GLOBULIN FRACTIONS).
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.
Sample type
24 HOUR (PREFERRED) OR SPOT URINE (PLEASE SPECIFY IF 24 HOUR OR SPOT URINE).
Container/ preservative
STERILE DARK CONTAINER PROVIDED BY THE LAB.
Sample volume
10ML OF 24 HOUR URINE OR SPOT.
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE.
Other Instructions
NOT APPLICABLE.
Reference intervals
NEGATIVE FOR M-BAND OR M-SPIKE.
Clinical Utility
DIAGNOSE & MONITOR PATIENTS WITH MONOCLONAL GAMMOPATHIES E.G. MULTIPLE MYELOMA.
Test Limitations/ Confounders
N/A.