Urine test 24 hours
If you're going to have a urine test in 24 hours, please read carefully the following information to ensure a pickup accurate and precise results and reliable. Follow the guidelines will enable you to properly fulfil the procedure and to ensure that the analysis accurately reflecting your kidney function.
PURPOSE
PURPOSE
This test is indicated for the analysis of various substances in the urine, such as urea, creatinine, calcium, etc, which may derive from the group “Heme”, part of the hemoglobin.
The aim of this collection over 24 hours is to assess the urinary excretion of individual metabolites in a time-standardized and in this way to know more properly the function of the kidney.
TESTS THAT REQUIRE 24-HOUR SAMPLE
- ANALYSIS URINE 24 HOURS
- PORPHYRINS UROPORFIRINAS AND COPROPORFIRINAS
- AC. DELTAMINOLEVULINICO AND PORFOBILINOGENO
- AC. VANILMANDÉLICO, CATECHOLAMINES AND METANEFRINAS
PREPARATION
PREPARATION
In general, this test does not require any diet or preparation*, except that the doctor who prescribed you state otherwise.
*ATTENTION: THE ANALYSIS OF URINE FOR 24 HOURS TO L. VANILMANDÉLICO, CATECHOLAMINES AND METANEFRINAS YES REQUIRES PRIOR PREPARATION (see PDF file below).
PROCEDURE
PROCEDURE
You will need to have a pot of collection of urine for 24 hours sold in pharmacies. If you think that you urinate more than 2 and a half liters per day, you will need to have 2 boats.
It is collect all micturitions during 24 hoursby changing the first urine of the morning of the day that it begins to collect on the the first urine of the morning of the day it ends to pick up.
That is to say, the day that begins the collection of urine for 24 hours Do NOT collect the first urine of the morning on the first daythat volume you knock down the toilet.
From that moment on all of urination must be collected in the jar collection, both morning, afternoon and evening (in the case of urination at night).
The next morning, YES collect in the bottle collection 24 the first urine of the morning.
You must deliver the vials in the laboratory, the same day that ends the collection.
The bottle or container collection it must be kept in fridge during the 24 hours of the pick-up.
ADDITIONAL INFO
ADDITIONAL INFO
TIME OF RESPONSE OR OUTCOME
Depends on the requested tests in 24-hour urine.
For any additional queries please do not hesitate to contact through e-mail [email protected] or on the phone 914 297 541.
