Creatinine clearance-1054

Test info

  
Creatinine clearance
  
1054
  
82575.0
  
CRC

Specimen

  
Urine, 24 hr and Lithium heparin (Li hep) plasma
  

24 hr urine collection container, no additive

and

Lt green plasma separator (PST)

  
Urine - 10mL aliquot of 24 hour urine collection
Li hep plasma - 1.0 mL
  
Urine - 10mL aliquot of 24 hour urine collection
Li hep plasma - 0.5 mL
  
  • How to collect a 24 hr urine sample
  • Li Heparin plasma sample must be drawn within ± 24 hours of the urine collection
    • Immediately following collection, mix sample thoroughly by gently inverting 8 - 10, times to prevent clotting
  

Urine:

  1. Record patient's height & weight and total urine volume on the request form.
  2. Mix the sample well
  3. Aliquot 10mL into a Urine aliquot transport vial/tube - 10mL (AHL)
 
Lt green plasma separator (PST):
 
Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection

 
 
  
Urine aliquot transport vial/tube - 10mL (AHL) (preferred)
 
 
 
or
 
24 hour urine collection container
 
and
 
Lt green plasma separator (PST)
  
Serum
Sodium heparin (Na hep) plasma
EDTA plasma
  
Plasma/serum:
 
Gold serum separator (SST) tube
 
 
Dk green heparin (Li or Na), no gel
 
 
 
Lavender (EDTA), 4mL
 
 
  

Urine:

  1. Record patient's height & weight and total urine volume on the request form.
  2. Mix the sample well
  3. Aliquot 10mL into a Urine aliquot transport vial/tube - 10mL (AHL)
Plasma/serum:
 
Gold SST
  1. Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
  2. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
Dk green/Lavender
  1. Spin
  2. Transfer plasma to a False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL), labelled as the appropriate plasma type, within two (2) hours of sample collection
  

Plasma/serum:

False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL)

  
Urine Without Preservative:
Refrigerated (preferred) - 6 days
Ambient - 2 days
Frozen - 6 months
 
Urine With Preservative:
Refrigerated (preferred) - 8 days
Ambient - 3 days
Frozen - 3 weeks
 
Blood:
Refrigerated (preferred) - 7 days
Ambient - 7 days
Frozen - 3 months
  
  • Improper labels (unlabeled or mislabeled)
  • Hemolysis (some procedures)
  • Improper anticoagulant or ratio
  • Delay in transport
  • Improper storage temperature affecting results
  • Inappropriate timing of collection
  • Improper container
  • Leaking container resulting in compromised specimen
  • Quantity not sufficient (QNS)

Performance

  
AHL - Chemistry: C
  
Daily
  
1 day
  

Kinetic - Jaffe (Kinetic Alkaline Picrate)

Clinical and Interpretive info

  
Adult Female: 66 - 165 mL/min/1.73 SqM
Adult Male: 66 - 163 mL/min/1.73 SqM

Billing

  
82575

Tracking

  
11/30/2001
  
04/09/2024
  
04/07/2024