Magnesium, urine

Alphabetical Test listing

Magnesium, urine-14221

  
Magnesium, urine
  
14221
  
LAB14221
  
MGU
  
Mg, urine
  
Urine, random
  
  
2.0 mL
  
1.0 mL
  

Transfer the specimen to a Urine Monovette with pH stabilizer within 4 hours of sample collection.

Urine Monovette with pH stabilizer instructions for use

  

Urine Monovette with pH stabilizer

  

Ambient - 14 days

  
  • Visibly bloody specimen
  
LabCorp Burlington (013730): R-LC
  
Daily
  
1 - 2 days
  

Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) or colorimetric

  

Not established

  

Magnesium, along with potassium, is a major intracellular cation. Magnesium is a cofactor of many enzyme systems. Regulation of magnesium takes place mainly via the kidneys.

  
83735
  
Result 19124-7
  
05/24/2019
  
11/24/2020
  
02/20/2024