CREATININE,URINE
Name: CREATININE,URINE
Mnemonic: CREU
Container: 24-hour Urine Container or Urine Collectin cup
Handling: Available as random or 24-hr specimen
For random specimen: Submit 10 ml urine
For 24-hr specimen:Collect in a 24-hr urine container supplied by the Laboratory. No preservative. Patient collection instructions available in the Laboratory. Specimen must be stored refrigerated during collection. Submit entire volume to the Laboratory
Stability: 4 days refrigerated, 1 month frozen
Methodology: Methodology: Enzymatic
Reported: Routine 4 hrs
CPT: 82570
Department: Main Lab