Category
ROUTINE CHEMISTRY
Sub Category
FLUID ANALYSIS
Synonym/Aliases
-N/A
Abbreviations
-N/A
Type
INDIVIDUAL TESTS
Results
RESULTS READY WITHIN 2-3 HOURS
Method
BIOCHEMICAL (BENEDICT'S TEST)
Temp
SAMPLE KEPT AT REFRIGERATED.
Setup
ALL WORKING DAYS
Components Parameters
URINE ALBUMIN, URINE CREATININE, ALBUMIN/CREATININE RATIO
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
Patient preparation
AVOID HEAVY EXERCISE BEFORE COLLECTION. AVOID COLLECTION DURING MENSES.
Sample type
URINE (RANDOM) WITHOUT PRESERVATIVE.
Container/ preservative
CLEAN, LEAK PROOF CONTAINER
Sample volume
20 ML
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
N/A
Reference intervals
NOT DETECTED/ NEGATIVE
Clinical Utility
TESTING FOR NON-GLUCOSE REDUCING SUBSTANCES E.G. GALACTOSE IN URINE IN SUSPECTED GALACTOSEMIA. GLUCOSE AS A REDUCING SUBSTANCE CAN BE EVALUATED BY SPECIFIC URINE TESTING. A NEGATIVE GLUCOSE DIPSTICK RESULT & POSITIVE URINE REDUCING SUBSTANCES RESULT IS CONSISTENT WITH PRESENCE IF NON-GLUCOSE REDUCING SUBSTANCES E.G. GALACTOSE, LACTOSE, FRUCTOSE, MALTOSE ETC.
Test Limitations / Confounders
POOR SPECIFICITY E.G. CAN BE POSITIVE DUE TO SOME DRUGS, ALKAPTONURIA (HOMOGENTISIC ACID). FALSE NEGATIVE RESULTS CAN OCCUR IN GALACTOSEMIA & IF THERE IS A HIGH INDEX OF SUSPICION, SPECIFIC ENZYME & GENETIC TESTING SHOULD BE PERFORMED.