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Creatinine - Urine

Source Urine

 
Mnemonic 24 hour:    U24H
Random:  UCREA


 
Specimen Requirements

Extra-regional sites: see Creatinine - Urine, Extra-regional

24 hour urine:
Refrigerate during collection.
Submit 5 mL aliquot of 24 hour urine collection.
No preservative.  Collection in a bottle containing Sulfamic Acid is acceptable.

Random urine:
Submit 5 mL random urine collection.

 

Specimen Handling Record 24 hour urine volume and collection (start and end) dates and times in space provided on requisition.

 
Additional Information  
Testing Location Random - Chemistry DSC,ACH,FMC,PLC,RGH;24 hour - Chemistry DSC only
Testing Frequency Daily

 
Alternate Name(s)
Reference Interval

Age

Male

Female

Units

0-2 years

 no range

no range

mmol/d

3-8 years

1.2-6.2

1.2-6.2

mmol/d

9-12 years

2.7-11.5

2.7-11.5

mmol/d

13-17 years

4.4-20.3

3.5-14.1

mmol/d

18-50 years

8.8-22.1

6.2-14.1

mmol/d

51-80 years

7.0-18.6

4.4-12.4

mmol/d

81-150 years

5.3-17.7

3.5-11.5

mmol/d