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Test Code URCREATINCLR24 Creatinine Clearance, Urine, 24 Hour

Important Note

**This test includes the patient's height, weight, total urine volume, and a blood creatinine within 72 hours of testing.  Please submit information and either a blood specimen or patient report with a blood creatinine result at the same time as urine specimen.

Infectious

Additional Codes

MEDITECH MNEMONIC:

URCREATINCLR24

Specimen Requirements

Preferred Specimen:

5mL aliquot from 24 hour urine AND 1mL heparin plasma or serum*

(*blood not required if including patient blood creatinine report)

 

Minimum Volume:

1.0mL urine AND 0.5mL heparin plasma or serum* (volume does not include repeat or reflex testing)

(*blood not required if including patient blood creatinine report)

Transport Temperature/Stability

Transport Container:

Transport Tube

 

Preferred Transport Temperature:

Refrigerated

 

Specimen Stability:

Ambient:  48 hours

Refrigerated:  6 days

Frozen:  undefined

 

Setup Schedule:

SUN-SAT

Performing Laboratory

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